Pretenders To The Throne

                  C/E     032010
                  Fmaj9   102010

   [Intro]
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G    Bm7   C   G


   [Verse 1]
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Is it Cologne with its great cathedral?
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Milan with its glamour and its pace?
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London with its river and its bridges?
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Lisbon with its beauty and its grace?

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Funny looking buses
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Climb it's pot-bellied hills
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And a solitary jogger
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Times the time he kills


   [Pre Chorus]
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Do you know where I'm gonna go?
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None of you have guessed, so none of you can know
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If you've been, that's not where I mean
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It's got class and it's got excellence like you've never seen


   [Chorus]
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Your town is dragging me down
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Dragging me down, down, down
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Your town is dragging me down
Fadd9                   G
Dragging me down, down, down


   [Instrumental]
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   [Verse 2]
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Is it Dublin with its culture and its wit?
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Madrid with its market square?
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Paris with its bustling cafes?
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Hull with its musical flair?


   [Pre Chorus]
G                 Bm
Do you know where I'm gonna go?
C                         D
None of you have guessed, so none of you can know
G                      Bm
If you've been, that's not where I mean
         C                                  G
It's got class and it's got excellence like you've never seen


  [Chorus]
G            Bm
Your town is dragging me down
   C                       G/D   D
Is dragging me down, down, down
G            Bm
Your town is dragging me down
   C                       Fmaj9   G
Is dragging me down, down, down


   [Bridge]
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As I watch them drop the grain into your fish tank brain
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How can you like this place when it never even rains?


   [Instrumental]
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G/D    D
Never even rains

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   [Chorus]
G            Bm
Your town is dragging me down
   C                       G/D   D
Is dragging me down, down, down
G            Bm
Your town is dragging me down
   C                       G    Bm   C
Is dragging me down, down, down


   [Outro]
   G/D                          Bm  C
Is dragging me down, down, down
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Is dragging me down, down, down
   G/D
Is dragging me down, down, down