THE MILKMAN OF HUMAN KINDNESS
LIFE'S A RIOT WITH SPY vs SPY - 1983 and BACK TO BASICS - 1987
WORDS and MUSIC:  Billy Bragg - 1983

Notes
From OLGA. Chords: Robert Holmes,Dublin -  fainne@connect.ie

Chords:

Capo at the 7th fret.

The main riff used during the intro and verses is only two chords,G and Eminor.

The main riff used during the intro and verses is only two chords,G
and Eminor.

Play a G                  Then the Em
and immediately add          with this:
this little riff:
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--11-3-1-o-------------------1-oo------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------oo----------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Intro:

G Em as above

Verse
G                Em
If you're lonely,I will call
G                Em
If you're poorly,I will send poetry

C G

Chorus:

G      D
I love you
G              F#        Em
I am the milkman of human kindness,
       C        G
I will leave an extra pint

Verse
G                   Em
If you are sleeping,I will wait
G                  Em
If your bed is wet,I will dry your tears

C G

Chorus:

G      D
I love you
G              F#        Em
I am the milkman of human kindness,
       C        G
I will leave an extra pint

Bridge

D       Em               C  Em   G
Hold my hand for me,I'm waking up
D       Em              C  Em    G
Hold my hand for me,I'm waking up
D                 Em       C  Em    G
Would you hold my hand,I'm making up
D       Em              C   G  D
Hold my hand for me,I'm waking up

Verse
G                  Em
If you are falling,I will put out my hand
G                  Em
If you feel bitter,I will understand

Chorus

G      D
I love you
G              F#        Em
I am the milkman of human kindness,
       C        G
I will leave an extra pint

Outro:
    G     F#      Em        C       G
E-----------------------------------3-----------------------
B-----------------------------------0-----------------------
G---------------------------0-000---0-----------------------
D------0------0---2-2222----2-222---0-----------------------
A----2------0-----2-2222----3-333---2-----------------------
E--3------2-------0-0000------------3-----------------------

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