Denial Of The Right To Dream by Cathal Coughlan
From Cathal Coughlan’s 2002 The Sky’s Awful Blue album. Written by Cathal Coughlan. No capo.
INTRO
[Dm] [G7] (x6)
VERSE 1
The [Dm] black and the blue of the [G7] day
A [Dm] pentacle hike for your [G7] pains
[Dm] Come and take a wander down [G7] Neptune Stairs
[Dm] Come and take a wander down [G7] Neptune Stairs
VERSE 2
The [Dm] river will wend where it [G7] may
Through [Dm] grumbling duchies of [G7] rain
[Dm] Come and take a wander down [G7] Neptune Stairs
[Dm] Fistfuls of mouldy red [G7] rice in our hair
[Bb7] Old Kentish men in stetson hats
A [Bb7] venge their deaths in tiny [Dm] acts [G7] [Dm] [G7]
[Bb7] Brass clocktowers haunt the plains of tar
[Bb7] They see how weak you are
CHORUS
And [Fm7] you will not [Eb] dream
[Fm7] You will not [Eb] dream
[Fm7] You will not [Cm] dream [Gm]
VERSE 3
[Dm] Here come the weak and the [G7] starved
[Dm] So show them how welcome they [G7] are
[Dm] Something for the tourists of a [G7] future age
[Dm] Cultural heritage and [G7] T.B. graves
VERSE 4
[Dm] You never meant it to [G7] work
And [Dm] now every shed is a [G7] church
And you’re [Dm] moving to the country where the [G7] roads are paved
Leaving [Dm] something for the tourists of a [G7] future age
[Bb7] Tune in, drop out for Friday night
[Bb7] Come Monday, love your convict’s [Dm] life [G7] [Dm] [G7]
[Bb7] Stay at your post til 9 pm
[Bb7] Go home, lock up and then
CHORUS
[Fm7] You will not [Ebmaj7] dream
[Fm7] You will not [Ebmaj7] dream
[Fm7] You will not [Cm] dream [Gm]
[Bbm7] Those gleaming screens will have their say
[Bbm7] Ten lingos bite the dust each day
[Fm7] You will not [Eb] dream
[Fm7] You will not [Eb] dream
[Bbm7] See Oum Kalthoum and Harry Partch
[Bbm7] Repenting for their ugly art
[Fm7] You will not [Eb] dream
[Fm7] You will n [Cm] ot dream
INTERLUDE
[Dm]
[Bb7] There is no side you can be on
[Bb7] Every conclusion proven [Dm] wrong [G7] [Dm] [G7]
[Bb7] Own up, stand up, support yourself
[Bb7] As one of the hired help
[Fm7] Live with the [Eb] team
[Fm7] Spend with the [Eb] team
[Fm7] Grieve with the [Cm] team [Gm]
CHORUS
[Fm7] You will not [Eb] dream
[Fm7] You will not [Eb] dream
[Fm7] You will no [Cm] t [Gm] [Dm] dream
FADE
[Dm] [G7]