Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

You'd better stop dreaming of the quiet life

cos it's the one we'll never know

And quit running for that runaway bus

'cos those rosey days are few

And stop apologising for the things you've never done

'cos time is short and life is cruel, but it's up to us to change

x x x (knock on body of guitar)

this town called

malice Yeah-eah-eah

Verse 2

Rows and rows of disused milk floats

stand dying in the dairy yard

And a hundred lonely housewives

clutch empty milk bottles to their hearts

Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry

It's enough to make you stop believing when tears come fast and furious in a town called

malice, Yeah-eah-eah

This town called

malice, ooh-ooh-yeah

Verse 3

Ba ba ba ba bada ba, ba ba bada baa oh

Ba ba ba ba bada ba, ba ba bada baa oh

Struggle after struggle, year after year

The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice, I'm almost stone cold dead in a town called

malice, Yeah-eah-eahB

Bridge

whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef

Gets dashed against the Co-op

To either cut down on beer or the kids new gear

It's a big decision in a town called malice.

Verse 4

The ghost of a steam train, echoes down my track

It's at the moment bound for nowhere, just going round and round

D#m7Playground kids and creaking swings, lost laughter in the breeze

I could go on for hours and I probably will, I'd sooner put some joy back in

x x x (knock on body of guitar)

this town called

malice, Yeah-eah-eahB

E6 This town called

malice,yeah Ooh-ooh-yeah

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