The Company — Fish
Chords and lyrics for The Company by Fish (key of Dm).
Verse 1
A great song by a great artist.
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Verse 1
Where [Dm]beggars take cheques and [F]children steal [C]credit cards
From the [Am]pockets of wrecks that [Dm]lie in the road
I [Dm]came to in my future and [F]that was just [C]yesterday
[Am]Unsure of my past that's a [Dm]knot in my gut
Verse 2
You [Dm]buy me a drink then you [F]think that you've [C]got the right
To [Am]crawl in my head and [Dm]rifle my soul
You [Dm]tell me I'm free then you[F] want me to [C]compromise
To [Am]sell out my dreams you say you'll [Dm]make it worthwhile
Chorus
[Bb]Oh, [Am]boys would you [Gm]drink to me [F]now
[Gm]Here on the [F]hill, halfway [C]up, halfway [Dm]down
[Bb]Oh, [Am]boys would you [Gm]drink to me [F]now
[Gm]Here on the [F]hill, halfway [C]up, halfway [Dm]down
Verse 3
You [Dm]tell me I'm drunk then you [F]stand back and [C]smug a while
[Am]Convinced that you're right that you're [Dm]still in command
of [Dm]your senses. I laugh at your [F]superior [C]attitude
Your [Am]insincere plattitudes [Dm]make me throw up
Pre-Chorus
[Dm]The sooner you [Am]realise I'm [Bb]perfectly [F]happy
If I'm [Gm]left to [F]decide the [C]company I [Dm]choose
Chorus
[Bb]Oh, [Am]boys would you [Gm]drink to me [F]now
[Gm]Here on the [F]hill, halfway [C]up, halfway [Dm]down
[Dm]Oh for [C]the company, [Bb]born to the [Am]company
[Gm]Live for the [F]company [C]until I [Dm]die
Instrumental
Dm / F C / F C / Dm
Dm / F C / F C / Dm
Bb / Dm F / C Gm / Dm
Bb / Dm F / C Gm / C
Dm Am / Bb F / Bb F / C Dm
Pre-Chorus
The [Dm]sooner you [Am]realise I'm [Bb]perfectly [F]happy
If I'm [Gm]left to [F]decide the [C]company I [Dm]choose
Verse 4
The [Dm]company I choose is [F]solidly [C]singular
[Am]Totally trustworthy, [Dm]straight and sincere
[Dm]Polished, experienced, [F]witty and [C]charming
So [Am]why don't you push off, this [Dm]company's my own
Chorus
[Bb]Oh, [Am]boys would you [Gm]drink to me [F]now
[Gm]Here on the [F]hill, halfway [C]up, halfway [Dm]down
[Bb]Oh, [Am]boys would you [Gm]drink to me [F]now
[Gm]Here on the [F]hill, halfway [C]up, halfway [Dm]down
[Dm]Oh for the [C]company, [Bb]dream of the [F]company
[Gm]Live for the [F]company [C]until I [Dm]die
[Dm]Oh for the [C]company, [Bb]dream of the [F]company
[Gm]Drink to the [F]company [C]until we [Dm]die
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] Until we
[Gm]die [F] [C] [Dm] Until we
Outro
[Dm][C][Bb]die.[F]
[Gm] [F] [C] [Dm]
[Gm] [F] [C] [Dm]
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