Shoot The Sexual Athlete chords by Belle And Sebastian

Key: A

Intro:

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      Now I'm in a band, people try to make me do things

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      Kiss arses and pay tribute
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      But I'm inclined today to do those things anyway

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      And I don't care who hears it



Verse 1:

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 'Cause I'm a fan - of The Go-Betweens
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 A fan of Robert, and I always have been
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 But I like Grant, now that I've met him
A
 Because he's charming

Verse 2:

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 Of all the stars, and all the would-be stars
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 I'd take him home, to my mum and dad
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 Yeah, he's charming, but he's a trouble-maker too
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 He amuses me greatly

Verse 3:

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  I like Lindy - and I saw Vickers
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 Pete stole the set list, and the itinerary
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 He wrote my name down as 'Tour Rent Boy'
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 It was hard, but so is life

Instrumental:

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Verse 4:

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 I was making button badges
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 And I had too much time on my hands
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 I coloured them by hand
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 Pere Ubu and The Sugarcubes

Outro:

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  Kids came in to watch me
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 But Pete and Sean just scorned
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Just like they scorned Robert
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  But I secretly loved the big guy
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He dressed like Sherlock Holmes
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And he fixed us with a quisitive eye
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 Before singing such romances
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That only the sods - trampled underfoot by Thatcher
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Could appreciate their love
                       A
Could appreciate their love

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Legend
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* always strum once