Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: C Difficulty: Novice Intro: C7 Verse 1: C7 I got a letter this morning with some serious news That's gone and ruined my day F7 The borough surveyor's used compulsory purchase C7 To acquire my domain G7 They're gonna pull up the floors F7 They're gonna knock down the walls C7 They're gonna dig up the drains
Verse 2: C7 Here come the people in grey They're gonna take me away to Lord knows only where F7 But I'm so unprepared C7 I got no time to pack and I've got nothing to wear G7 F7 Here come the people in grey C7 To take me away Verse 3: C7 Me and my baby gonna get on a train That's gonna take us away F7 I'm gonna live in a tent We're gonna pay no more rent C7 We're gonna pay no more rates G7 We're gonna live in a field F7 C7 We're gonna buy me a gun to keep the policemen away Chorus: C7 I'm gonna pass me a brand new resolution I'm gonna fight me a one man revolution, some way F7 C7 Gonna beat those people in grey G7 F7 But here come the people in grey C7 To take me away Refrain: G7 F7 Here come the people in grey C7 To take me away Verse 4: C7 The people in grey have gone and taken away My right to voice my complaint F7 Her Majesty's Government have sent me a form C7 I must complete it today G7 But it's making me blue F7 Don't wanna tell all my secrets to C7 The people in grey Chorus: C7 Gonna pass me a brand new resolution Gonna fight me a one man revolution, someway F7 C7 Gonna start my rebellion today G7 F7 But here come the people in grey C7 To take me away Outro: C7 F7 C7 Oh, Lord, those people in grey F7 C7 I gotta get back at those people in grey** F7 G7 Here come the people in grey C7 To take me away ******************************************* ** In the recorded version I linked to, there are a couple of extra words in this line that I cannot make out and which also do not appear in any of the published lyrics that I've found. *******************************************