You Won’t Get Me Home by the Fatima Mansions
From the Fatima Mansions’ 1989 Against Nature album. Written by Cathal Coughlan. No capo.
INTRO
[Caug] [C] (x4)
VERSE 1
Her [Caug] uncle [C6] won’t sup [Gsus4/A] port her [Dm7] now
He [Cm] loves his [Dm7] masons [Cmaj7] more
But their [Amaj7] boy scouts [C6] songs all [G/D] jabble [Dm7] on
As they [Eb6] flocked to [Dm7] gore some [Cmaj7] whores
CHORUS 1
She says, [Abmaj7] “You won’t get me [Bb7] home
[Abmaj7] You won’t get me [Bb7] home
[Abmaj7] Everything I [Bb7] own
Is [Caug] gone” [C] [Caug] [C]
VERSE 2
They [Amaj7] built a [C6] wall a [Gsus4/A] round the [Dm7] town
To [Cm] keep her [Dm7] plague with [Cmaj7] in
Until [Amaj7] all of [C6] the un [Gsus4/A] cleaner [Dm7] died
A [Cm] toning [Dm7] for their [Cmaj7] sin
CHORUS 2
[Abmaj7] You won’t get me [Bb7] home
[Abmaj7] You won’t get me [Bb7] home
[Abmaj7] Leave my mouth a [Bb7] lone
You’re [Caug] old [C] – you’re [Caug] old [C]
CHORUS 3
[Abmaj7] You won’t get m [Bb7] e home
To j [Abmaj7] ump my tired [Bb7] bones
Now [Abmaj7] leave my mouth a [Bb7] lone
And [Caug] go [C] [Caug] Go [C] [Caug] Go [C]
[Caug] [C] [Caug] Uh [C] [Caug] huh [C]
OUTRO
[Abmaj7] The prince of Cale [Bb7] donia
He [Abmaj7] tried to tease old [Bb7] bad
And he [Abmaj7] peddles skag and [Bb7] hamilton
He’s the re [Caug] ality [C] man, re [Caug] ality [C] man
[Abmaj7] You’re not your own exe [Bb7] cutioner, no
[Abmaj7] You’re not your own exe [Bb7] cutioner, no
[Abmaj7] You’re not your own exe [Bb7] cutioner
Even though they [Caug] tell [C] you
They [Caug] tell [C] you
They [Caug] tell [C] you
They [Caug] tell [C] you [Caug] so [C]
[Caug] Oh [C]
[Caug] Oh [C]
[Caug] Oh [C]
[C/G] So