The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death

C  -3-3-5-5-5-3
C* -81010-9-8-8
Dm -5-5-7-7-6-5
Am -5-7-7-5-5-5
Bb -6-8-8-7-6-6
Eb -6-6-8-8-8-6
F  -8-8101010-8


[Verse 1]

    Am              Bb
The smiled so much and waved their flags
    Am              C
As she saluted to the military band
    Am              Bb
Most of the people failed to see
    Am              C
She had a broken bottle in the other hand

     F
And she took them by surprise
     Dm
When she took them by the throat
     Bb                         C
And she said "My friend you're not allowed to vote"
     F
But they shook it all off,
     Dm
With a nervous laugh and cough,
     Bb                         C
"Next time," she said "I'll let those people choke"

[Chorus]

    F
The people who grinned themselves to death
    Eb
Smiled so much they failed to take a breath
    Bb
And even when their kids were starving
    C*
They all thought the queen was charming

[Verse 2]

    Am           Bb
She polished all upon the wall
    Am            C
And ran her hands right through her hair
   Am          Bb
So if the lady took the time to call
    Am                       C
All the houses on the street would not compare

    F
And she thought it really funny
     Dm
That she hadn't any money
    Bb
But those she looked up to, they had,
    F
But they shook it all off
     Dm
With a nervous laugh and cough
    Bb
And when they took her riches it was sad

[Chorus]

    F
The people who grinned themselves to death
    Eb
Smiled so much they failed to take a breath
    Bb
And even when their kids were starving
    C*
They all thought the queen was charming