The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid (born 5 March 1962, in Leith). They are probably best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)". The band tours extensively throughout Europe and other continents. They have released eleven studio albums from 1987 until the present, as well as two compilation albums and a DVD.
Craig Reid and Charlie Reid were born in Leith, Scotland in 1962, and grew up in Edinburgh, Cornwall and Auchtermuchty.
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...WHAT DO YOU DO?... by The Proclaimers ---------------------...................
*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
Intro:
GG7CCm, GD7C
Verse 1:
GG7 Yeah, I know you're right, I see it in your fierce eyes. CCm But me I've never thought straight, since the day I had the first doubt. GD7 Yes, I know you're right, and I'll back you to a point, pal. CG But I'll never be constrained by, a-nother man's ideas now.
Verse 2:
GG7 I spent too long on this road, looking for the answers, CCm But poverty and failure, aren't what I'm after. GD7 I painted "fight" on factories, but they closed the factory down, pal. CG I want to find out where the heart's gone, find out where the nerves gone.
Chorus 1:
DCG What do you do, when de-mocracy fails you? B7CG Ah, ah, ah, ah. DCG What do you do, when the rest can't see it's true? B7CG Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Verse 3:
GG7 Pat votes the Scots way, just like her mother, CCm But south always takes all; just like her brother. GD7 The next time she might vote; so might the others, CG But time's running out, pal, 'cos they're giving up in numbers.
Chorus 2:
DCG What do you do, when de-mocracy's all through? B7CG Ah, ah, ah, ah. DCG What do you do, when mi-nority means you? B7CG Ah, ah, ah, ah.