The Pot Kettle chords by The Rumjacks

Chords with lyrics

Intro
A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm (Picking pattern is 2-5-4-5 for A minorAm and C, then switches to 1-5-4-5 for the G+G chord)

verse 1
A minorAm
One smoky day in a darkened scullery
C majorC           G+G
Down by the river in a factory town
   A minorAm
Where bad things happen & the walls are drippn'
    C majorC     G+G         A minorAm
And the ghosts are flittin' frae the cold hard ground
 A minorAm
A augmentedA pot & kettle on the hob were settled
  C majorC            G+G
A' hissin' their patter so bileous cruel
  A minorAm
An awfy matter o' clout & claterin'
C majorC    G+G     A minorAm
Battlin' wits in a hideous duel

A minorAm
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
     A minorAm
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
A minorAm
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
     A minorAm
'You're a chanty pot'

'And you're a shite for brains'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're both here hangin' on the same old chains'


verse 2
   A minorAm
"I've roasted a wealth of exotic things
  C majorC           G+G
All torn to ribbons at the hands of kings
A minorAm
Polished copper how I proudly shone
C majorC      G+G      A minorAm
Stealin the fire of the blazing sun"

    A minorAm
"Ye've boilt nae mair'n 'em old soup bones
   C majorC           G+G
I've boilt the tea for them stately homes
    A minorAm
I were rattled like a drum each Hogmanay
   C majorC        G+G      A minorAm
Then scrubbed tae the devil on the follwin' day"

A minorAm
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
     A minorAm
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
A minorAm
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
     A minorAm
'You're a chanty pot'

'And you're a shite for brains'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're both here hangin' on the same old chains'

Bridge x 2
A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm

A minorAm
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
     A minorAm
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
A minorAm
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
     A minorAm
'You're a chanty pot'

'And you're a shite for brains'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're both here hangin' on the same old chains'

verse 3
  A minorAm
"O kettle yer metal is a terrible hue
C majorC            G+G
Riddled wi' holes cannae hold yer brew
  A minorAm
Yer lids all crooked & yer sides bashed in
   C majorC   G+G       A minorAm
It'll not be long afore ye see the bin"

 A minorAm
"Pot your not so bright as me
 C majorC          G+G
A augmentedA hags old cauldron is all you'd be
  A minorAm
You reek o' gruel & you're none too young
C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
Fit for to carry but the peels & dung"

A minorAm
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
     A minorAm
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
A minorAm
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
      A minorAm
'You're an old piss bucket'

'You're a dented can'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're neither as black as that roasting pan.'

A minorAm
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
     A minorAm
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
A minorAm
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
     A minorAm
'You're a chanty pot'

'And you're a shite for brains'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're both here hangin' on the same old chains'

Bridge
A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm (x2)

A minorAm
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
     A minorAm
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
A minorAm
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C majorC            G+G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
     A minorAm
'You're a chanty pot'

'And you're a shite for brains'
      C majorC     G+G       A minorAm
'But we're both here hangin' on the same old chains