The Mayor Of Simpleton chords by XTC

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The Mayor Of Simpleton - XTC
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from 'Oranges and Lemons'
words & music Andy Partridge

[Transcribed by Duncan Batey, [email protected]]

[Notes: The 'C D' in the verse is played on the track by sliding the
 C majorC chord up to 3rd fret and back, arpeggiating(?), while the bass line
 dances around to wonderful effect. I just strum the chords. I also
 tend to play a lot of the chords with the two little fingers at 3rd
 fret, except for the D, e.g.

   G+G    Asus4Asus4  C majorC    Am7Am7
 ----3-------3--------3--------3--------
 ----3-------3--------3--------3--------
 ----0-------2--------0--------0--------
 ----0-------2--------2--------2--------
 ----2-------0--------3--------0--------
 ----3-------0--------0--------0--------

 This generally makes it easier to shift between chords, and makes
 things a bit more interesting than playing them straight, although
 it's not always appropriate -- in the bridge for instance]

C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD

C majorC     D MajorD     C majorC  D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
Never been ...

C majorC      D MajorD     C majorC     D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
Never took a paper ...

G+G                 Asus4Asus4
Some of your friends ...

     C majorC          D MajorD
But it's nothing ...,

    C majorC     D MajorD        G+G       Am7Am7
Well I don't know how ...

    C majorC  D MajorD      G+G   Am7Am7
And all mathematics ...

   G+G          E MajorE        A minorAm    D MajorD
And I may be the mayor ...

       C majorC  D MajorD  C majorC  D MajorD
And that's I ...

      C majorC      D MajorD      C/EC/E      D/F#D/F#
When their logic grows ...

     C/GC/G     D/AD/A     D MajorD       G+G  C majorC  G+G G+G
You'll be warm in the ....

C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD

    B minorBm            E minorEm
I'm not proud of the fact ...

   G+G
Just feel I shou...

     B minorBm             E minorEm
What you get is all ...

     C majorC         D MajorD
it takes brains to do ...


      C majorC      D MajorD      C/EC/E      D/F#D/F#
When their logic grows cold ...

     C/GC/G     D/AD/A     D MajorD       G+G  C majorC  G+G G+G
You'll be warm in the arms ...
You'll be warm in the arms ...

     C majorC            D7sus4/A
You'll be warm in the ....

(Please be upstanding for the mayor of simpleton)

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