Books on the Bonfire — The Bolshoi
Chords and lyrics for Books on the Bonfire by The Bolshoi (key of F).
Intro
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
Verse 1
[Am]Here we go, doing [Em][Am]nothing again[Em]
[Am]You can come if you'd like
But please [Em][Am]don't bring your [Em]friends
[Am]Action Man's gone to the [Em]cleaners
[Am]Barbie is working the [Em]streets
[Am]They took her in, [Em]with a handful[Am] of sweets[Em]
Pre-Chorus
[F]What can you do? What can you say?
[F]They give me disease on the medium[Am] [Em]wave[Am]
[F]I've got things to do, people to see
[F]I've got no time, please don't bother me…
Chorus
[C]They put all the books on the [G]bonfire
[A#]Two-thousand years in a [F]flame
[C]I run like a horse in a [G]fairground
[A#]Rewind me and play me [F]again
[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em]
Verse 2
[Am]Once I was a boy, which seems [Em]funny to [Am]me[Em]
[Am]Yes, I threw my stones, read my [Em]books, climbed those [Am]trees[Em]
[Am]What can I say to you [Em]mister?
[Am]Yes, I've been drinking [Em]again
[Am]You can beat my brains, but don't [Em]kiss me [Am]again[Em]
Pre-Chorus
[F]I've always been like this, since I was young
[F]I'm a truculent bigot, I revel in [Am][Em]scum[Am]
[F]We used to converse, so long ago
[F]Now we're existing in a personal stereo
Chorus
[C]They put all the books on the [G]bonfire
[A#]Two-thousand years in a [F]flame
[C]I run like a horse in a [G]fairground
[A#]Rewind me and play me [F]again
Middle
N.C.
How'd you feel? I can't use my eyes...
N.C.
What you say?
N.C.
Thanks for my surprise…
Instrumental
[F#] [Bm] [F#] [Bm] [F#] [D]
Refrain
[G]I wasn't listening, I didn't know
[G]Tell me what happened, where did I go?
[G]I'm pulling my hair, I lay on the floor
[G]The paper's aren't funny, not funny no more
Chorus 2
[D]They put all the books on the [A]bonfire
[C]Two-thousand years in a [G]flame
[D]Yes, I run like a horse in a [A]fairground
[C]Rewind me and play me [G]again
Refrain 2
Oh, I [D]wasn't listening, I didn't know
[A]Tell me what happened, where did I go?
[C]I'm pulling my hair, I lay on the floor
[G]The paper's aren't funny, not funny no more
[D]I've always been like this, since I was young
I'm a [A]truculent bigot, I revel in scum
You can beat my [C]brains, beat my brains, [G]beat my brains
[G]But don't kiss me again
Chorus 3
[D]They put all the books on the [A]bonfire
[C]Two-thousand years in a [G]flame (Two-thousand years in a flame)
[D]Yes, I run like a horse in a [A]fairground (Yes, I run like a horse in a
fairground)
[C]Beat my brains, beat my brains, beat my [G]brains
[G]But don't kiss me again
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