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House Of Mayors (Song)

By: John Linnell

Key: E Major

Year: 1996

Tabbed By: Rob Fishel

E B A They are crowding the stage of these hallowed confines B A B Representing the parties that here are enshrined B E B the one hundred-odd figures of men E B E wearing suits, who in sum constitute A B E the assembly of the House of Mayors F#m7 F#m7(G#) Stacked in columns and rows F#m7(A) Dressed in period clothes B B(C#) B(D#) here a wig, there a pince-nez affixed to a nose E B A B E And the full complement's in attendance at the House of Mayors E A (House of Mayors) House of Mayors F#m B (House of Mayors) House of Mayors E(G#) A(C#) (House of Mayors) House of Mayors D B (House of Mayors) House of Mayors A E A B A E A And they're all up there, on the stage B A E A B A E A And we're introduced to them all B A E A B A E A And they're all still standing up there B A E A B A E A When the last tour exits the hall E B A The effect is so real that it's chilling to watch B B A B As the creaking automata lurch into action, B E B E and act out historical deeds And make speeches, sign legislation A B E And turn their heads and blink their eyes F#m7 F#m7(G#) F#m7(A) Though the room has a faintly musty smell B B(C#) B(D#) You forget where you are, you are under their spell E B A B E And the spell that was cast is the ballot for the House of Mayors E A F#m B E(G#) A(C#) D B A E A B A E A B A E A B A E A B A E A B A E A George Finby! Alexander Whigmore! Patrick O'Barr! Conrad Spectacle! Carl Van Krieg! Antonio Botton! B A E A B A E A They are all still standing in there B A E A B A E A In the dark in there, in the night E A E B Similarity lurks under styles of moustache A E B B He's anemic, a lawyer will end his attack C#m G#m A B Would a woman attend be infraction of fashion? E B E A if some other face looked too much out of place E B E Would it spoil it for everyone else? F#m7 F#m7(G#) F#m7(A) F#m7 Some express disappointment when leaving the hall B B(C#) B(D#) B Some feel cheated or mad--bear in mind, one and all E B A B The next act of the show is an infinite row E B E A Of unoccupied chairs, in a big room upstairs E B E In the House Of The Yet-To-Be Mayors Instrumental: E B E A E B E E E B E A E B C#m G#m A B - E Notes