Biography:
The Social Services are two thirds Glaswegian and one third Swedish, so that explains their combined love of nature and cholesterol. Their nomadic lifestyle and frustration with the world around them inspire them to write songs about war, death, consumerism, being an immigrant, storage solutions, potatoes and swimming. They rant without being shouty and they love it when everybody joins in on the sing-a-long choruses.
Their debut album "It's nothing personal, It's national security" is out 13th October on Stereo Test Kit records.
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Other songs:
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The Social Services - The Baltic Sea
(http://www.thesocialservices.com)
C G/B Am
Oh Sweden I'm sorry to say
F G
That you're tedious sometimes
C G/B Am
Your natural beauty is unsurpassed
F G
Your children are healthy and ruddy
C G/B Am
Your recycling facilities are second to none
F G
You're an ethical, peace-loving nation
C G/B Am
You design such great furniture and storage solutions
F G
And mass-produce them too
Am Am/G F
But nobody smiles back at me
Am Am/G F
On the underground on my way to work
Am Am/G F
You're as cold as the Baltic Sea
Am Am/G F
And you close your doors so readily
C G/B Am
But your lakes are so clean for swimming in
F G
Your mountains so white for skiing on
C G/B Am
Your forests are so full of blueberries
F G
Your summers are cloudless sky
Am Am/G F
But nobody smiles back at me
Am Am/G F
On the underground on my way to work
Am Am/G F
You're as cold as the Baltic Sea
Am Am/G F
And you close your doors so readily
|D |D/C# |D/B |D/A |D/G |D/A |D | |
D D/C# D/B
But I could be your friend
D/A D/G D/A D
I'll come round for tea when you're all alone
D D/C# D/B
I can make you laugh
D/A D/G D/A D
I'll chat to you all night long on the phone
D A/C#
We can be your friends
G/B A
We can be your friends
G A D
We can be your friends
(http://www.thesocialservices.com)
C G/B Am
Oh Sweden I'm sorry to say
F G
That you're tedious sometimes
C G/B Am
Your natural beauty is unsurpassed
F G
Your children are healthy and ruddy
C G/B Am
Your recycling facilities are second to none
F G
You're an ethical, peace-loving nation
C G/B Am
You design such great furniture and storage solutions
F G
And mass-produce them too
Am Am/G F
But nobody smiles back at me
Am Am/G F
On the underground on my way to work
Am Am/G F
You're as cold as the Baltic Sea
Am Am/G F
And you close your doors so readily
C G/B Am
But your lakes are so clean for swimming in
F G
Your mountains so white for skiing on
C G/B Am
Your forests are so full of blueberries
F G
Your summers are cloudless sky
Am Am/G F
But nobody smiles back at me
Am Am/G F
On the underground on my way to work
Am Am/G F
You're as cold as the Baltic Sea
Am Am/G F
And you close your doors so readily
|D |D/C# |D/B |D/A |D/G |D/A |D | |
D D/C# D/B
But I could be your friend
D/A D/G D/A D
I'll come round for tea when you're all alone
D D/C# D/B
I can make you laugh
D/A D/G D/A D
I'll chat to you all night long on the phone
D A/C#
We can be your friends
G/B A
We can be your friends
G A D
We can be your friends
The Sonder Bombs
The Sore Losers
The Soronprfbs
The Sorrow Estat (...)
The Sorry Kisses