Biography:
The Beautiful South were a British pop group formed in 1989, from the ashes of Hull, England group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul Heaton, and drummer, Dave Hemingway. They were joined by Sean Welch (Bass), Dave Stead (Drums) and Dave Rotheray (Guitar). Rotheray also co-writes the songs with Heaton.
In The Beautiful South, Heaton shared the lead singer's role with Hemingway and female singer Briana Corrigan to create a trio of lead vocalists.
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Other songs:
- 10000 Feet
- 101 Man
- 36D
- A Little Blue
- A Little Piece Of Advice
- A Little Time
- A Piece Of Sky
- Bell
- Blackbird On The Wire
- Blitzkrieg Bop
- Closer Than Most
- Domino Man
- Dont Marry Her
- Dont Stop Moving
- Dream A Little Dream
- Dumb
- Especially For You
- Everybodys Talkin
- Foundations
- Frank And Delores
- From Under The Covers
- Good As Gold
- How Longs A Tear Take To Dry
- I Cant Put My Finger On It
- I Love You But Youre Boring
- I Think The Answers Yes
- Ill Sail This Ship Alone
- Im Your Number One Fan
- Les Yeux Ouverts Open Eyes
- Let Love Speak For Itself
- Let Love Speak Up Itself
- Life Vs The Lifeless
- Look What I Found In My Beer
- Love Is
- Manchester
- Masculine Eclipse
- Mirror
- Mothers Pride
- Number One Fan
- Oh Blackpool
- Old Red Eyes Is Back
- One Last Love Song
- Perfect 10
- Poppy
- Pretenders To The Throne
- Prettiest Eyes
- Property Quiz
- Rose Of My Cologne
- Rotterdam
- Shouldve Kept My Eyes Shut
- Shouldve Kepy My Eyes Shut
- Something That You Said
- Song For Whoever
- Tattoo
- The Last Waltz
- The Rocking Chair
- The Root Of All Evil
- The Slide
- The Sound Of North America
- The Table
- This Old Skin
- Tonight I Fancy Myself
- Tupperware Queen
- We Are Each Other
- When Im 84
- When The Romance Is Dead
- Window Shopping For Blinds
- Woman In The Wall
- You Keep It All In
- You Play Glockenspiel Ill Play Drums
- Your Father And I
- Youre Only Jealous
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[Intro](play 4 times):
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C Fmaj7
And the women tug their hair
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Like they're trying to prove it won't fall out
C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
C Fmaj7
And all the men are gargoyles
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Dipped long in Irish stout
C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
[Pre-Chorus]
G
The whole place is pickled
G Am
The people are pickles for sure
G
And no-one knows if they've done more here
C E7
Than they ever would do in a jar
[Chorus]
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
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Anywhere alone
[Intro](play 2 times):
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And everyone is blond
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And everyone is beautiful
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And when blond and beautiful are multiple
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
They become so dull and dutiful
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[Pre-Chorus]
G
And when faced with dull and dutiful
G Am
They fire red warning flares
G
Battle-khaki personality
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With red underwear
[Chorus]
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
G7
Anywhere alone
[Intro](play 4 times):
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E|--------0----------|--------0----------|
B|-----/5-1----------|----0---1----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[Pre-Chorus]
G
The whole place is pickled
G Am
The people are pickles for sure
G
And no-one knows if they've done more here
C E7
Than they ever would do in a jar
[Chorus]
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
G7
Anywhere alone
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E|--------0----------|--------0----------|
B|-----/5-1----------|----0---1----------|
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A|--3----------------|--3----------------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[Verse]
C Fmaj7
And the women tug their hair
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Like they're trying to prove it won't fall out
C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
C Fmaj7
And all the men are gargoyles
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Dipped long in Irish stout
C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
[Pre-Chorus]
G
The whole place is pickled
G Am
The people are pickles for sure
G
And no-one knows if they've done more here
C E7
Than they ever would do in a jar
[Chorus]
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
G7
Anywhere alone
[Intro](play 2 times):
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E|--------0----------|--------0----------|
B|-----/5-1----------|----0---1----------|
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D|--------3-----3----|--------3-----3----|
A|--3----------------|--3----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[Verse]
C Fmaj7
And everyone is blond
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
And everyone is beautiful
C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
C Fmaj7
And when blond and beautiful are multiple
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
They become so dull and dutiful
C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
[Pre-Chorus]
G
And when faced with dull and dutiful
G Am
They fire red warning flares
G
Battle-khaki personality
C E7
With red underwear
[Chorus]
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
G7
Anywhere alone
[Intro](play 4 times):
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E|--------0----------|--------0----------|
B|-----/5-1----------|----0---1----------|
G|-----/5-2---2---0--|----0---2---2---0--|
D|--------3-----3----|--------3-----3----|
A|--3----------------|--3----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[Pre-Chorus]
G
The whole place is pickled
G Am
The people are pickles for sure
G
And no-one knows if they've done more here
C E7
Than they ever would do in a jar
[Chorus]
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
G7
Anywhere alone
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