The Chequered Flag
Jethro Tull Key
Gm
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3
Eb Bb
(4x)
Verse 1
Bb F
The disc brakes drag,
F Eb Db Cm Gm
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The chequered flag sweeps across the oil-slick track
Bb F
The young man's home; dry as a bone
Eb Db Cm Gm Gm
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His helmet off, he waves: the crowd waves back
Pre-Chorus
C F
One lap victory roll Gladiator soul
Dm Am D Eb
The taker of the day in winning has to say,
Chorus
Bb F Eb Em/5-
Isn't it grand to be playing to the stand,
F
Dead or alive
Bb F Eb Em/5-
Isn't it grand to be playing to the stand,
F
Dead or alive
Verse 2
Bb F
The sunlight streaks through the curtain cracks,
Eb Db Cm Gm
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Touches the old man where he sleeps
Bb F
The nurse brings up a cup of tea
Eb Db Cm Gm
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Two biscuits and the morning paper mystery
Pre-Chorus 2
C F
The hard road's end, the white god's-send
Dm Am D Eb
Is nearer everyday, in dying the old man says,
Chorus
Bb F Eb Em/5-
Isn't it grand to be playing to the stand,
F
Dead or alive
Bb F Eb Em/5-
Isn't it grand to be playing to the stand,
F
Dead or alive
Instrumental
Bb Bb7M Eb Bb
Verse 3
Bb F
The still-born child can't feel the rain
Eb Db Cm Gm
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As the chequered flag falls once again
Bb F
The deaf composer completes his final score
Eb Db Cm Gm
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He'll never hear the sweet encore
Pre-Chorus 3
C F
The chequered flag, the bull's red rag,
Dm Am
The lemming-hearted hordes
D Eb
Running ever faster to the shore singing,
Chorus
Bb F Eb Em/5-
Isn't it grand to be playing to the stand,
F
Dead or alive
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