"Great Expectations" by New Model Army (from the album "Vengeance") =================================================================== Transcribed by: Juergen Bohn [Intro] |: F# F# | A A | C# C# | D E | F# F# :| [Bridge] | F# F# | A A | C# C# | [Verse 1] C# When I was young I dreamed and dreamed C# About all the things that I was gonna be C# A handsome popstar on the screen C# or captain of the England team C# A brave explorer holding court C# Or a really famous astronaut... |: F# A C# | D E F# :| C# They said "Son, it could all be yours - C# You just work hard and pay your dues C# Don't be content with what you've got C# There's always more that you can want H C# D E Everybody's on the make F# That's what made this country great" [Chorus 1] C# D So all I wanted in the end A Was world domination and a whole lot of money to spend C# D Everything I touch, everything I see A fame and fortune, immortality C# Well that's not much to ask, it's really not - E F# It's not much to ask, just the same as anybody else.... [Bridge] |: F# F# | A A | C# C# | D E | F# F# :| [Verse 2] C# So welcome to the free for all C# The smash and grab, the freeloaders ball C# Where everything is here for us C# If we scream, shout, make a fuss C# There's nothing that you can't afford C# With a poisoned tongue and a sharpened sword H C# D E Spoilt children in a row F# No-one dares to tell 'em "No" [Chorus 2] C# D So all I wanted in the end A Was world domination and a whole lot of money to spend C# D A little place to call my home A Like a planet that was all my own C# Well that's not much to ask, it's really not - E F# It's not much to ask, just the same as anybody else.... [Verse 3] C# So in every heart there's a broken dream C# A shattered cause, a might have been C# And in every eye is a secret tear C# In every heart there's a secret fear C# That this is it, done, complete C# Resign yourself to your defeat H C# E D The bitterness behind the show, F# That's were spoilt children go -- Here's my first try! Feedback, please!!! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Juergen Bohn eMail: nma@jjbohn.com nma@jjbohn.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++