Fatman

Dm Dm Bb A


[Verse]

Dm
Here comes the fatman
Dm
That dirty fatman
Bb
As crooked hands shake crooked hands
A
We're all left to understand that

Dm
These paper payslips, yeah
Dm
These empty payslips
Bb
Are violent hits from violent lips
A
Backhanders from fingertips and all


[Interlude]

Dm Dm Bb A


[Verse]

Dm
He plays it safely
Dm
But he ain't sure where to start
Bb
With roses for Soho sweethearts
A
And summer trips in the middle of 
March, now

Dm
How would ya face it
Dm
If wiseman's words were wasted
Bb
On broken hearts, winter laughs
A
Married men that dress so smart and


[Chorus]

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Dm               F
And all of you gone
          C
Like all of you came
                          Bb
I'm still waiting on the next time, 
next time
    Dm
But I don't mind
               F
'Cus like all of ya should
      C
All of ya claim
                         Bb
You ain't waitin' on the next line, 
next line, no


[Interlude]

Dm Dm Bb A


[Verse]

Dm
Here comes the fatman
Dm
That dirty fatman
Bb
As crooked hands shake crooked hands
A
We're all left to understand that

Dm
These paper payslips, yeah
Dm
These empty payslips
Bb
Are violent hits from violent lips
A
Backhanders from fingertips and all


[Chorus]

Dm            F
And all of you gone
         C
Like all of you came
                          Bb
I'm still waiting on the next time, 
next time
    Dm
But I don't mind
                F
'Cus like all of ya should
     C
All of ya claim
                         Bb
You ain't waitin' on the next line, 
next line, no


[Bridge]

Bb            A
Your heart's so cold
            Dm
It's only a golden smile
           F
That will please your child
 Bb
And you know
        A
That you'll die alone
                     Dm
You can't take your factories, your 
tack sheets, your captured cars cars
 and flatscreens


[Interlude]

Dm F C Bb


[Bridge]

Dm
We're just peasants and thieves
F
We're just peasants and thieves
C
We're just peasants and thieves
Bb
Out of love, from the devil



Dm
And we're just peasants and thieves
F
We're just peasants and thieves
C
We're just peasants and thieves
Bb
Chasing stars, bound by class, we'll
 keep you paying for your past, man