Blues For Ceaușescu by the Fatima Mansions

From the Fatima Mansions’ 1992 Valhalla Avenue album. Written by Cathal Coughlan. No capo.

High Llamas - Snowbug

INTRO

[E7]

VERSE 1

[E] [D]

Well, hel [E] lo [D] [E] [D]
You can no [E] longer de [D] pend on the land in which you were [E] born [D]
You can no [E] longer de [D] pend on any land in which you [E] choose to [D] place yourself
You can no [E] longer de [D] pend on the [E] bed in which you [D] lie by [E] night [D]
Or the [E] room in which you [D] sit by day
[E] You can no longer de [D] pend on the [E] pillow on which you [D] lay your [E] head [D]
You can no [E] longer de [D] pend on your [E] lover for [D] anything
You can no [E] longer de [D] pend on the [E] existence of [D] silence in your [E] mind when you [D] close your eyes
[E] Go to [D] England, [E] baby-ra [D] per, [E] false econo [D] mist
[E] Call your [D] self King Charles [E] III [D]
[E] No one will [D] notice
Nobody will be a [E] larmed [D]
There is [E] no consti [D] tution
[E] Go [D]
Good [E] bye [D] [E] [D]
Good [E] bye [D] [E] [D]

VERSE 2

[E] He’s shining [D] brightly, he [E] can’t be a [D] man
[E] He is the [D] genius of the [E] Carpathi [D] ans
[E] He’s running [D] checks on his [E] mother’s [D] womb
[E] He’s gonna [D] be re [E] born real [D] soon

CHORUS

[E] Ciao, [D] Ceau [E] șescu! [D]
[E] Ciao, [D] Ceau [E] șescu! [D]
[E] Ciao, [D] Ceau [E] șescu! [D] [E7]

Good [D] bye (x4)

[E] [D] (x4)

VERSE 3

Well, [E] golly [D] gee, oh my [E] gosh, I [D] never
Re [E] gina, Re [D] gina rubs her [E] thighs to [D] gether
She [E] made three [D] wishes and they [E] all came [D] true
The [E] middle one [D] ended in a [E] double- [D] u
The [E] first one be [D] gan with a [E] kiss kiss [D] kiss
The [E] last one [D] ended in a [E] pulverized [D] fist ha!

[E] [D] (x8)

VERSE 4

(And [E] don’t for [D] get [E] sleep [D]
[E] I don’t get e [D] nough [E] sleep [D] )
[E] Meanwhile in [D] London, things [E] stay the [D] same
[E] The un [D] tenable must [E] be main [D] tained
[E] Who’s that [D] knocking down [E] my back [D] door?
It’s the [E] same bald- [D] headed, bug- [E] eyed male [D] whore

CHORUS

[E] Ciao, [D] Ceau [E] șescu! [D]
[E] Ciao, [D] Ceau [E] șescu! [D]
[E] Ciao, [D] Ceau [E] șescu! [D] [E7]

Good [D] bye (x4)

INTERLUDE

[E] [D]

VERSE 5

In the [E] dingy [D] Irish [E] orphan’s [D] home
[E] Dickie Mount [D] batten licks the [E] alchemist’s [D] bone
It’s [E] done in [D] strict official [E] secre [D] cy
God, I [E] love [E] living in a de [E] mocra [D] cy!
I really [E] do! [D] I [E] do! [D] I [E] really [D] do!
I [E] lo [D] ve [E] you! [D] I [E] lo [D] ve [E] you! [D]

[E] [D] (x8)

VERSE 6

[E] He’s shining [D] brightly, he [E] can’t be a [D] man
[E] He is the [D] genius of the [E] Carpathi [D] ans
[E] He’s running [D] checks on his [E] mother’s [D] womb
[E] Hey, look out be [D] low, he’s gonna [E] drop in again [D] soon!

CHORUS

[E] Ciao, [D] Ceau [E] șescu! [D]
[E] Ciao, [D] Ceau [E] șescu! [D]
[E] Ciao, [D] Ceau [E] șescu! [D] [E7]

Good [D] bye (x8)

[E] [D] [E] [D] [E] [D] Give [E] thanks