Only Losers Take The Bus by the Fatima Mansions

From the Fatima Mansions’ 1989 Against Nature album. Written by Cathal Coughlan. No capo.

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INTRO

I’m not stupid, I’m a man (Ythgimla Hsurdlog)

[A] [G] [D] [G] x2

VERSE 1

I’m [A] born again in hail and flames ( [G] Goldrush Al [A] mighty)
Go [A] tell it loud to all my slaves ( [G] Goldrush Al [A] mighty)
You [A] scum don’t have the fear of God [Em7] [A]
[A] All that’s left is the iron rod ( [G] Goldrush Al [A] mighty)

Let’s go [E] down, kiss the [Bm7] plough
Public [A] system, burn [E] down
And let [E] memory [Bm7] fade
[Dmaj7] Nothing is wrong

CHORUS

[A] Only losers take the bus [G] [D] [G]
[A] Only losers take the bus [G] [D] [G]

VERSE 2

[A] Churchill was a shopping bag ( [G] Goldrush Al [A] mighty)
[A] Can you draw the Chinese flag? ( [G] Goldrush Al [A] mighty)
It’s [A] three blue lines and six [Em7] dahlias [A]
[A] Paris is in India ( [G] Goldrush Al [A] mighty)

Let’s go [E] down on my [Bm7] friends
All a [A] lone, we des [E] cend
Plastic [E] food, T [Bm7] V
Take your [Dmaj7] eyes off of me

CHORUS

[A] Only losers take the bus [G] [D] [G]
[A] Only losers take the bus [G] [D] [G]

INTERLUDE

[A]

I hate misunderstandings
Hey, get these dead bodies off my racetrack

VERSE 3

And we [E] cry out with [Bm7] joy as we [A] drive through the [E] rain
And our [E] enemies [Bm7] claw from [Dmaj7] every goddamn side

OUTRO/FADE

[A] [G] [D] [G]

Only losers take the bus, yeah, yeah
Only losers take the bus
Only losers take the bus
Only losers, only losers, only losers take the bus
I’m no loser, I’m elect (Protect me! Protect me!)

I’m not one of them, I’m not one of them, I’m not one of them
I’m not one of them, I’m not one of them, I’m not one of them
I’m not one of them