Baxter Dury - Listen

      [Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Am
   Did you listen
Am
   Did you listen
Em                       Em
Cleverer than me so it’s hard to believe
Am
   Did you listen
Am
   Did you listen
Em                Em
People like them, think they understand
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Look at them laughing inside


[Verse 2]
Am
   Did you listen
Am
   Did you listen
Em                        Em
All those funny faces, pretending to be nice
Am
   Did you listen
Am
   Did you listen
Em                       Em
Catch you when they can, leave you in a mess
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Look at them laughing inside


[Chorus]
C
   And the whitecoats are coming for the clever ones
Dm                      C       Gm
   Hide your books – my boy
C
   And the whitecoats are coming for the clever ones
Dm                      C       Gm
   Hide your books – my boy


[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
Am
   Did you listen
Am
   Did you listen
Em                          Em
No-one fought as much, expectation was so tough
Am
   Did you listen
Am
   Did you listen
Em               Em
People like them, think they understand
G                     G#+
Look at them laughing inside


[Chorus]
C
   And the whitecoats are coming for the clever ones
Dm                      C       Gm
   Hide your books – my boy
C
   And the whitecoats are coming for the clever ones
Dm                      C       Gm
   Hide your books – my boy


[Outro]
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