Biography:
Neil Innes (born Neil James Innes on 9 December 1944 in Danbury, Essex; died 29 December 2019) was an English writer and performer of comic songs, best known for his collaborative work with Monty Python, and for playing in The Bonzo Dog Band and later The Rutles.
Attending Goldsmiths College, London, where he studied Drama, Innes started a band with other students that was originally named The Bonzo Dog Dada Band (after the art movement Dada) which they renamed the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (later shortened to The Bonzo Dog Band).
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(Intro: G C G C G C G D G)
G C G
All the prophets of doom
C G
can always find room
C G D Dsus4 D
In a world full of worry and fear
D G D G D
Tip cigarettes and chemistry sets
D G
And rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
C G C G
So I'm goin back to my little old shack
C G D Dsus4 D
And drink me a bottle of wine
G D G D
That was mis en bouteille before my birthday
G
And have me a fuckin' good time
C G
Rain on a tin roof sounds like a drum
C D
We're marching for freedom today yeay
C G
Turn on your headlights and sound your horn
D G
If people get in the way
(Instr. C G C G C G D G)
G C G C G
Let me turn you on to the chromium swan
C G D Dsus4 D
On the nose of a long limousine
G D D G D
Even hired for the day it is something to say
G
But what the hhehhellll does it mean
C G C G
I may be accused of being confused
C G D Dsus4 D
But I'm average weight for my height
G D G D
My philosophy like color tv
G
Is all there in black and white
C G
RAI! .. rain on a tin roof sounds like a drum
C D
We're marching for freedom today yeay!
C G
Turn on your headlights and sound your horn
D G
If people get in the way
(Instrum. C G C G C G D G)
G C G
All the prophets of doom
C G
can always find room
C G D Dsus4 D
In a world full of worry and fear
D G D G D
Tip cigarettes and chemistry sets
D G
And rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
C G C G
So I'm goin back to my little old shack
C G D Dsus4 D
And drink me a bottle of wine
G D G D
That was mis en bouteille before my birthday
G
And have me a fuckin' good time
C G
Rain on a tin roof sounds like a drum
C D
We're marching for freedom today yeay
C G
Turn on your headlights and sound your horn
D G
If people get in the way
(Instr. C G C G C G D G)
G C G C G
Let me turn you on to the chromium swan
C G D Dsus4 D
On the nose of a long limousine
G D D G D
Even hired for the day it is something to say
G
But what the hhehhellll does it mean
C G C G
I may be accused of being confused
C G D Dsus4 D
But I'm average weight for my height
G D G D
My philosophy like color tv
G
Is all there in black and white
C G
RAI! .. rain on a tin roof sounds like a drum
C D
We're marching for freedom today yeay!
C G
Turn on your headlights and sound your horn
D G
If people get in the way
(Instrum. C G C G C G D G)
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