The Liquidator (Hammill)
1992 The Magnum Music Group
Intro
F# F# F# Fm Eb
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Slow piano riff
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Jackson sax (medium tempo)
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Jackson sax (quick tempo)
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I read the
news in a paper
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no flowers, please, donations to charity
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like the N.S.P.C.V.d.G.G.
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yeh, send the money to Guy and Hugh, David and me.
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It's a joke, there is no hope left,
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oh, whoever might disagree.
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Tell me juicy rumours,
B Bbm
dish me the dirt,
B Bbm Ab F#
go on and rip the back right off my shirt.
F#
Tell me how I hate Hugh Banton,
E
tell us that the bank account is zero
Eb
and that anyway there's non-one left to play to...
D C# Eb Fm F#
oh, well, there you go.
(organ solo)
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Are we ever going to get this act together on time?
It's been totally screwed up and I really just don't know.
Is there any way of keeping a clean feed line?
It's out of the question when the
triple distortion booster's blown.
"Jackson, please!"
"What's the matter, man?"
"You're freaking me out, you know."
Only playing happy families,
maybe playing different tunes,
always playing too hard, too fast, too soon.
Waiting for our fate to take us,
waiting for the liquidator,
can't be cut off by the paper
in the middle of a show.
Waiting for our fate to take us,
waiting for the liquidator,
the only news is bad news
and the only story's breaking up
or carrying on.
Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting...
carrying on.
Notes:
The chords are best played as power chords and also good for bass.
Timing on tab is probably off and minor and major chords might be wrong.
Play what sounds best.
Musicians:
Peter Hammill - vocals, guitars, keyboards
Guy Evans - drums
Hugh Banton - organ, bass pedals and guitar
David Jackson - saxes, flutes
Produced by Nigel Molden
Recorded at Rockfield
1992 The Magnum Music Group
As a relative amateur in the tabing business, these are riddled with faults.
If anyone feels the need to make corrections please go ahead. If you wish
to post these on another site please feel free to do so, no credit is needed.
Sean, man_erg@cgocable.ca