Lyrics of a song Graham Parker - FORCE OF NATURE

This little shuffle climbs and climbs over the circular chord progression. 

It's fun to play. When I look at the lyrics it makes me think this woman 

is one of GP's fictional favourites - the sloane ranger he loves to despise. 

It's probably not a real person, but no doubt he knows the type.

 

Intro: Bb   Eb    Bb   Eb    Bb    Eb    Bb      Bb  

 

VERSE

Bb                                      C

She's got everything she needs and it isn't you 

    Eb                  F

A cosmetic arsenal a bucket of glue 

Bb                           C

Signs on her back that say Keep on the grass 

 Eb                   F

Powerful liquor in a hip flask 

Bb                            C

Coins from the commonwealth Doubloons from the sea 

    Eb                       F

A knife in her boot heel A Bonsai tree 

Bb                        C

Ice cream in her pocket Diamonds from her fence 

    Eb                          F

It all works like clockwork It all makes sense

 

CHORUS

        Bb     Eb      Bb       Eb     Bb        Eb

To a force of nature, force of nature, force of nature

                 Bb      Bb

That's what she is

 

With her clouded leopard on a leash in the shed 

A vicious black rodent she calls Fred 

She keeps her diary under the bed 

but there's nothin' in it cos it's all in her head 

Walkin' round London with foreign banknotes 

throwin' silver nunchucks at cab drivers throats 

Being invisible Being obscene 

Being the person you wish you'd been

 

CHORUS repeat

 

BRIDGE

      Dm                                             Cm7

But inside her heart There's a kid locked away in a room 

      Dm                                                    Cm7

Who throws a grenade at your feet that explodes with such force 

                      F                       Bb     Eb    Bb

That it bursts your balloon  like a force of nature

 

BRIDGE

But inside her heart there's this kid locked away in a room 

Who peeks through the door every now and again 

and says hey I'm coming out soon

 

VERSE

Her raincoat jingles Your mercury soars 

Every last move defies gravity's laws 

Her computer's connected directly to the stars 

Keeps her emotions in mason jars 

Stored in the attic in the roof near the sky 

Up in the rafters where the bats fly 

Being impossible Being on a roll 

Being like something you can't control

 

Chords barred: 

 

Bb  6-8-8-7-6-6

C   8-10-10-9-8-8

Eb  6-6-8-8-8-6

F   8-8-10-10-10-8

Dm  5-5-7-7-6-5

Cm7 8-10-8-8-8-8

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