Biography:
Sonic adventurers, punk rock fundamentalists, exuberant luddites, willing outcasts.
Mekons formed in Leeds, England 34 years ago in 1977 and Ancient & Modern is their 26th album. This current classic line-up has remained intact since the mid-1980s. Throughout their history, they have worked collaboratively and collectively with everything credited to the band, never to individuals. Their mind-boggling output consistently blurs the lines between high art and low and has included exhibitions in the UK and US
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A E
Everybody's so in love
A E
But they don't touch or meet
D E
Eyes all weeping eyes all red
D E
A bunch of flowers in the street
A E D
I love a millionaire, I love a millionaire
D E A
I love a millionaire, I love a millionaire
A E
The champagne was never cheap
A E
But I could pay someone to drink it for me
D E
Never rise up from these sheets
D E
Watching time just roll away
[repeat chorus]
A E
Stretching out my bones
A E
A million miles from home
D
Lust corrodes my body
E
I've lost count of my lovers
D
But I can count my money
E
Forever and forever
[repeat chorus]
A E A E
[instrumental break]
G Em
Dreaming of a creature who is too pale and large to stand
G C D
And only feels the terror on his vain flight from earth
C
Lust corrodes my body
D
I've lost count of my lovers
C
But I can count my money
E
Forever and forever
[repeat chorus]
Everybody's so in love
A E
But they don't touch or meet
D E
Eyes all weeping eyes all red
D E
A bunch of flowers in the street
A E D
I love a millionaire, I love a millionaire
D E A
I love a millionaire, I love a millionaire
A E
The champagne was never cheap
A E
But I could pay someone to drink it for me
D E
Never rise up from these sheets
D E
Watching time just roll away
[repeat chorus]
A E
Stretching out my bones
A E
A million miles from home
D
Lust corrodes my body
E
I've lost count of my lovers
D
But I can count my money
E
Forever and forever
[repeat chorus]
A E A E
[instrumental break]
G Em
Dreaming of a creature who is too pale and large to stand
G C D
And only feels the terror on his vain flight from earth
C
Lust corrodes my body
D
I've lost count of my lovers
C
But I can count my money
E
Forever and forever
[repeat chorus]
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