England 2 Columbia 0 by Kirsty MacColl, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

England 2 Columbia 0

Biography:

Kirsty Anna MacColl (Croydon, England, UK on 10 October 1959 - 18 December 2000) was a British pop singer-songwriter. She was the daughter of dancer Jean Newlove and noted folk singer Ewan MacColl.

MacColl began her career in the late 1970s UK punk rock scene, singing backing vocals for Drug Addix. Her UK hits included the 1981 single "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis", a cover of Billy Bragg's "A New England" in 1985, a duet with Shane MacGowan of The Pogues on "Fairytale of New York" in 1987

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My, what a brilliant song! Thanks to Kirsty for writing it.

Intro:
Am

Verse 1:
Am E
Oh you shouldnt have kissed me and got me so excited
E7 Am
And when you asked me out I really was delighted
A#
So we went to a pub in belsize park
E E7 stop
And we cheered on england as the sky grew dark

Bridge:
Am A#
Oh you shouldnt have kissed me cause you started a fire
E E7 stop
But then I found out that youre a serial liar

Chorus:
Am
You lied about your status
E
You lied about your life
G
You never mentioned your three children
C
And the fact you have a wife
F C
Now its england 2 colombia 0
E E7
And I know just how those colombians feel

Lead Guitar in Chorus:
E:------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------|
D:--7----6----5---------3--------------2----|
A:-----------------3---------3----2---------|
E:------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
If you hadnt passed out while I was talking to your friend
It could have really ended badly cause you very nearly had me
If he hadnt taken pity on my heart full of desire
I might never have found out youre a serial liar

Chorus

Verse 3:
G C
It is not in my nature to ever pick the winning team
E Am
Sometimes I think I'm happy then I remember its a dream
G C
Now it isn't in my nature to ever pick a winner
E E7 stop
I always pick a bastard who would have me for his dinner
Am E
I can never possess the object of my desire
E7 Am
Cause hes bound to turn out to be a serial liar
A#
Ok I didnt mention my kids, I thought I'd wait a bit
E E7 stop
But I am free and single and hes a lying git

Chorus:
Cause he lied about his status
He lied about his life
He forgot he had three children
He forgot he had a wife
And its england 2 colombia 0
I know just how those colombians feel

For this next verse put down that pick pull some random strings on the quaver notes.
Verse:
Am E
So I got into a taxi and sobbed all the way home
E7 Am
Called my friend up in Sao Paulo and cried down the phone
A# (STRUM)
I played some tragic music and I lay down to die
E E7
But later I woke and I hadnt stopped crying

You should never have kissed me, you tasted of deceit
Your perfume was adultery but I'm not a piece of meat
So Ill be the one that you couldnt acquire
I found out in time youre a serial liar

Am
You lied about your status
E
You lied about your life
G
And I pity your three children
C
And I pity your poor wife
F (stop)
Now you can go to hell
C (stop)
I'm going to Brazil
E7 (Mess around on Am, F, Bb, and then land on A)
Still its england 2 colombia 0