{Intro}x2 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---|-----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---| D ---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-| A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| {Verse 1}x4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---|-----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---| D ---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-| A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| They made a statue of us And put it on a mountain top The tourists come and stare at us Blow bubbles with their gum, take photographs for fun Have fun {Verse 2}x4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----0---0---0---|-----------------| G -----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0-|-----2---2---2---| D ---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-| A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| They'll name a city after us And later say it's all our fault Then they'll give us a talking to, then they'll give us a talking to Cause they've got years of experience {Chorus}x4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -------0-------0-|---1-------1-----|-----1---1---1---|-----0---0---0---| G ---0-------0-----|-------0-------0-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| E -0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---|-----------------|-3---------------| We're l-i-i-i-i-i-i-ving in a den of thieves Rummaging for answers in the pages We're l-i-i-i-i-i-i-ving in a den of thieves And it's contagious, and it's conagious And it's contagious, and it's conagious {Verse 3}x4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----0---0---0---|-----------------| G -----0---0---0---|-----2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0-|-----2---2---2---| D ---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-| A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| We wear our scarves just like a noose But not cause we want eternal sleep And though our parts are slightly used New ones are slave labour you can keep {Chorus} {Bridge} x4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------| G ---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|-----0---0---0---|---2---2---2---2-| D -----2---2---2---|-----3---3---3---|-----------------|-----3---3---3---| x4 A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| {Verse 4}x4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------| G ---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|-----0---0---0---|---2---2---2---2-| D -----2---2---2---|-----3---3---3---|-----------------|-----3---3---3---| A -3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| They made a statue of us, they made a statue of us The tourist come and stare at us, the sculptors mama sends regards They made a statue of us, they made a statue of us Our noses have begun to rust {Chorus}

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