Biography:
Billy Bragg (Stephen William Bragg, Barking, Essex, England, 20 December, 1957) is an English singer, songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes.
In 1977, Bragg formed the punk rock/pub rock band Riff Raff, and toured London's pubs and clubs. The band released a series of singles, which did not receive wide exposure. He also worked in Guy Norris Records in Barking.
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- Ontario Quebec And Me
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- Rotting On Remand
- Rule Nor Reason
- Rumours Of War
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- Sexuality
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>From [email protected] (Francois Rousseau)
Subject: AOTW: Billy Bragg: Must I Paint You A Picture
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1993 05:50:48 GMT
Must I paint you a picture
(Billy Bragg)
intro: C - G - Am
C G F
It's bad timeing and me
G C
We find a lot of things out this way
G
And there's you
F G
A little black cloud in a dress
C G
The temptation
Am F
To take the precious things we have a part
C G C
To see how they work
G Am F C
Must be resisted for they never fit together again
G Am
If this is rain let it fall on me and drown me
G Am G
If these are tears let them fall
C G Am
Must I paint you a picture
C G Am
About the way that I feel
C Am G
You know that my love for you is strong girl
C Am G
You know that my love for you is real
C G F
It took a short walk and a talk
G C
To change the rules of engagement
G F G
While you searched frantically for reverse
C G
And then claiming
Am F C A
That virtue never tested is no virtue at all
C G Am
And so I lost my ignorance
F-G Am
And now the bells across the river chime out your name
G Am G
I look across to them again (chorus)
Em C
All your friends sais come down
It will never fly
F
And on that imperfect day
G
We threw it all away
Em Am
Crisis after crisis, with such intensity
F G
This would never happen if we lived by the sea
C G F
Most important decisions in life
G C
Are made between two people in bed
G F G
I found that at my own expense
C G
And when I see you
Am F C G C
You juts turn around and walk away like we never met
G Am F
Oh we used to be so brave
G Am G
I dreamt the wolrd stopped turning as we climbed the hill
Am G
I dreamt impossible dreams that we were lovers still (chorus)
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Laboratoire Incognito (Computer Languages)
Universite de Montreal, Canada
E-mail: [email protected]
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>From [email protected] (Francois Rousseau)
Subject: AOTW: Billy Bragg: Must I Paint You A Picture
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1993 05:50:48 GMT
Must I paint you a picture
(Billy Bragg)
intro: C - G - Am
C G F
It's bad timeing and me
G C
We find a lot of things out this way
G
And there's you
F G
A little black cloud in a dress
C G
The temptation
Am F
To take the precious things we have a part
C G C
To see how they work
G Am F C
Must be resisted for they never fit together again
G Am
If this is rain let it fall on me and drown me
G Am G
If these are tears let them fall
C G Am
Must I paint you a picture
C G Am
About the way that I feel
C Am G
You know that my love for you is strong girl
C Am G
You know that my love for you is real
C G F
It took a short walk and a talk
G C
To change the rules of engagement
G F G
While you searched frantically for reverse
C G
And then claiming
Am F C A
That virtue never tested is no virtue at all
C G Am
And so I lost my ignorance
F-G Am
And now the bells across the river chime out your name
G Am G
I look across to them again (chorus)
Em C
All your friends sais come down
It will never fly
F
And on that imperfect day
G
We threw it all away
Em Am
Crisis after crisis, with such intensity
F G
This would never happen if we lived by the sea
C G F
Most important decisions in life
G C
Are made between two people in bed
G F G
I found that at my own expense
C G
And when I see you
Am F C G C
You juts turn around and walk away like we never met
G Am F
Oh we used to be so brave
G Am G
I dreamt the wolrd stopped turning as we climbed the hill
Am G
I dreamt impossible dreams that we were lovers still (chorus)
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Francois Rousseau
Laboratoire Incognito (Computer Languages)
Universite de Montreal, Canada
E-mail: [email protected]
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