The Bacon Singer by Cathal Coughlan
From the Cathal Coughlan’s 2000 Black River Falls album. Written by Cathal Coughlan. No capo.
INTRO
[Gm7]
VERSE 1
[F6] Sunset on a [Bbmaj7] fast train
[F6] Sunrise in the [Bb6] mountains
[F6] Platform guard- [C6] woman
[F6] Swaggers and [Bbmaj7] chews gum
[Cm7] Here might be happy
Or [Cm7] so I imagine
VERSE 2
[F6] Travel in thick dis [Bbmaj7] guises
[F6] Travel in lethal [Bb6] gases
[F6] Travel in search of [C6] payment
[F6] Travel in self-a [Bbmaj7] basement
[Cm7] I was no Presley
[Cm7] Wrong kind of damaged (and)
CHORUS
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the bacon singer
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the bacon singer
VERSE 3
[F6] Small holes in Hyatt [Bbmaj7] plate glass
[F6] Radiate a [Bb6] pale web
[F6] Short skirts surround a [C6] green truck
[F6] Uzi, Rayban, Ar [Bbmaj7] mani
[Cm7] Name brands redistributed
[Cm7] It is limepit season (and and and)
CHORUS
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the bacon singer
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the bacon singer
[Cm7] Let me dream your dreams
[Cm7] You’ll timeshare my nightmare (and and and)
CHORUS/OUTRO
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the bacon singer
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the
[Gm7] La la la [F6] said the bacon singer