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The Warmest Room Tab

by Billy Bragg




(Really creative lyrics deleted :))

OK, the actual lyrics, as he does them in the studio, are as
follows:
                sus           sus
A rainy afternoon
                    sus      sus
Spent in the warmest room
     
She lay before me and said
                                                    sus
"Yes it's true that I have seen some naked men"

As she made for the door
Leaving me on the floor
I wish I'd done biology
For an urge within me wanted to do it then

Chorus:

              
And here she comes again
        
And I'm sitting on my hands
            
And she sings to me that siren song
                            
Here she comes again and I'm biting my lip
                       sus       
But it won't be long


As Brother Barry said as he married Marion
The wife has three great attributes, Intelligence, a Swiss Army
   knife and charm
But that's not enough some times
And she did speak her mind
And told them all that she believed
The only way to disarm is to disarm


Bridge

                    
I know people whose Idea of fun
                                              
Is throwing stones in the river in the afternoon sun
                
Oh let me be as free as them
       
Don't let her pass this way again


Instrumental, play chords to the verses


Though you cannot be blamed, but I've become inflamed
With thoughts of lust and thoughts of power
thoughts of love and thoughts of Chairman Mao
We have such little time at your place or mine
I can't wait till we take our blood tests
Oh baby, let's take our blood tests now

Chorus again, then

     sus              sus            
     It won't be long

Admittedly, what Uncle Bill says in concert is different.  He tends
to substitute "hairy" for "naked" in verse one and "drugs tests" for
"blood tests" during gigs, as  William judiciously notes.

"She said it was only a figment of speech..."



       

                
A rainy afternoon

                       
Spent in the Warmest Room

    
She lied before me and said

                                              
yes its true, I have seen some hairy men

(same)
She made for the door
Leaving me on the floor
I wish i'd known biology
for the urge that drove me to the edge

(chorus)
             
and here she comes again
        
and I'm sitting on my hands
                           
And she sings to me a siren song

here she comes again
                                 
I imagine it won't be long


(same)
Her brother barry said
when he married marrianne
A wife has three great attributes
Insurgence, resolve and off had charm

well that's not enough sometimes
and she may speak her mind
Juliana she believed
the only way to defend is to disarm

Chorus

Bridge

                        
I know some people whose Idea of fun

                          
is to lie face down in the river

                
in the afternoon sun

               
Oh let me be as free as them

                           
Don't let her pass this way again


You cannot be blamed
But I've become insane
with thought of lust, thoughts of power, thoughts of love
and the thought of chairman Mao

We've had such little time
be it your place or mine
I can't wait to take our blood test
oh baby, lets take our blood test now

(Chorus)

In the live version on the CD single of "Accident waiting to happen"  Uncle
Bill says "I can't wait to take our drug test, etc....  Pretty funny, I
thought.  I'm not exactly sure about the bridge, but it works for me.  correct
as necessary. Enjoy!