The Mayor Of Simpleton chords by XTC

The Mayor Of Simpleton - XTC
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from 'Oranges and Lemons'
words & music Andy Partridge

[Transcribed by Duncan Batey, djb@maths.bath.ac.uk]

[Notes: The 'C D' in the verse is played on the track by sliding the
 C chord up to 3rd fret and back, arpeggiating(?), while the bass line
 dances around to wonderful effect. I just strum the chords. I also
 tend to play a lot of the chords with the two little fingers at 3rd
 fret, except for the D, e.g.

   G    Asus4  C    Am7
 ----3-------3--------3--------3--------
 ----3-------3--------3--------3--------
 ----0-------2--------0--------0--------
 ----0-------2--------2--------2--------
 ----2-------0--------3--------0--------
 ----3-------0--------0--------0--------

 This generally makes it easier to shift between chords, and makes
 things a bit more interesting than playing them straight, although
 it's not always appropriate -- in the bridge for instance]


C D C D

C     D     C  D  C D C D
Never been ...

C      D     C     D  C D C D
Never took a paper ...

G                 Asus4
Some of your friends ...

     C          D
But it's nothing ...,

    C     D        G       Am7
Well I don't know how ...

    C  D      G   Am7
And all mathematics ...

   G          E        Am    D
And I may be the mayor ...

       C  D  C  D
And that's I ...

      C      D      C/E      D/F#
When their logic grows ...

     C/G     D/A     D       G  C  G G
You'll be warm in the ....

C D C D


    Bm            Em
I'm not proud of the fact ...

   G
Just feel I shou...

     Bm             Em
What you get is all ...

     C         D
it takes brains to do ...


      C      D      C/E      D/F#
When their logic grows cold ...

     C/G     D/A     D       G  C  G G
You'll be warm in the arms ...
You'll be warm in the arms ...

     C            D7sus4/A
You'll be warm in the ....

(Please be upstanding for the mayor of simpleton)