Herr Direktor by Microdisney
From Microdisney’s 1988 39 Minutes album. Written by Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan. Capo on 1st fret.
INTRO
[A] [E] [F#m7] [E]
[A] Oh look, its Polly Beecham [E] [F#m7] [E]
VERSE 1
The [A] people come to rub the [E] back
[F#m7] Of the great [F] movie man
[A] Faces painted, eyes are [E] blank
[F#m7] The way the [F] boss demands
Her [A] father was his dearest [E] pal
[F#m7] He owns some [E] magistrates
And when [A] poor old Britain bit the [E] dust
[F#m7] Dad sends her [E] to the States
CHORUS 1
[E] Bow when [F#m7] Herr Director [Abm7] comes (Herr Di [Cmaj7] rector comes)
[E] Bow when [F#m7] Herr Director [Abm7] comes (Herr Di [Cmaj7] rector comes)
VERSE 2
An [A] actor doesnt need to [E] act
[F#m7] When in soap [E] opera
A [A] writer needen’t even [E] think
[F#m7] Just make some [E] photo stats
A [A] mericans are really [E] great
[F#m7] They don’t re [E] sent success
And they [A] love the English filming [E] art
[F#m7] It is the [E] very best
CHORUS 2
[E] Bow when [F#m7] Herr Director [Abm7] comes (Herr Di [Cmaj7] rector comes)
[E] Massive [F#m7] talent struck him [Abm7] dumb ( [Cmaj7] Struck him dumb)
BRIDGE
[F#] Bow to him
[Abm7] He’s dumb [Ebm7] but he’s proud
[Dmaj7] Stupidity has il [F#] luminated him [Abm7] [Ebm7]
VERSE 3
[Cmaj7] Mainstream life is a pauper’s grave
[A] Full of lepers who think they’re saved
I [Cmaj7] haven’t come to this misery
For some [B7] art school snob to look down on me
CHORUS 3
[E] Bow when [F#m7] Herr Director [Abm7] comes (Herr Di [Cmaj7] rector comes)
[E] Massive [F#m7] talent struck him [Abm7] dumb ( [Cmaj7] Struck him dumb)
[E] Bow when [F#m7] Herr Director [Abm7] comes (Herr Di [Cmaj7] rector comes)
[E] Bow when [F#m7] Herr Director [Abm7] [Cmaj7] comes
OUTRO/FADE
[F#] [Abm7] [F#] [Dmaj7]
Violence is normal
It’s all over
Hitler won the war
British Hollywood
Leni Riefenstahl woo!