The Art Song (Something Good With Your Life)
(Partridge)
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Demo version.
Released on 7 July 2003 on Fuzzy
Warbles Volume Four in the U.K.
Andy: “Setting out to write a self pitying song, based around the idea of ‘The Blue Boy’ (Gainsborough) in '91, I ended up with a very positive Kinksian Kroon. All I had to do was turn some great works o'fart on their heads for a new perspective. Some things look better hung upside down. Mussolini being one of them.”
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Aren't you glad, aren't you glad, aren't you glad, aren't you? Aren't you glad, aren't you glad? The laughing Cavalier has laughed so hard he's split from ear to ear. Now aren't you glad you did something good with your life? The Blue Boy has cheered right up, he's glowing yellow like a buttercup. Now aren't you glad you did something good with your life? For all too soon, we face the gloom of a yawning grave. So by the ton go spend some fun, don't try and save. The Lacemaker's given in, she's bought some drums and now she makes a din. Aren't you glad you did something good with your life? Aren't you glad?... The Mona Lisa's changed, she moans no more instead she grins deranged. Now aren't you glad you did something good with your life? The Night Watch was far too dark 'til they found the switch in the amusement park. Now aren't you glad you did something good with your life? For all too quickly, we feel the nick of the headman's axe. So tear your bills into lacey frills, sit down relax. The Last Supper's got it wrong so they're back tomorrow for a real ding dong. Now aren't you glad you did something good with your life? Said, aren't you glad you did something, instead of choosing the dumb thing? Said aren't you glad you did something good with your life? Oh what a life!
[Thanks to Toby Lewis]
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:45:22 -0400 From: "J. D. Mack" <jdmack01 (at) verizon dot net> Subject: The Art Song Message-id: <5.1.0.14.2.20050723144304.02475560 (at) incoming dot verizon dot net>
THE ART SONG (SOMETHING GOOD WITH YOUR LIFE)
Written by Andrew Partridge
Chords transcribed by James Mack
G7
Aren't you glad, aren't
you glad, aren't you glad, aren't you?
Aren't you glad, aren't you glad?
(verse)
C E7
The laughing Cavalier
Am A7
has laughed so hard he's split from ear to ear.
D7 G7 C
Now aren't you glad you did something good with your life?
(C) E7
The Blue Boy has cheered right up,
Am A7
he's glowing yellow like a buttercup.
D7 G7 C
Now aren't you glad you did something good with your life?
(middle section)
Fsus4 Am Fsus4 Am C
For all too soon, we face the gloom of a yawning grave.
Fsus4 Am Fsus4 Am G7
So by the ton go spend some fun, don't try and save.
(same chords as verse)
The Lacemaker's given in
she's bought some drums and now she makes a din.
And aren't you glad you did something good with your life?
G7
Aren't you glad, aren't you glad, aren't you glad, aren't you?
Aren't you glad, aren't you glad?
Aren't you glad, aren't you glad, aren't you glad, aren't you?
Aren't you glad, aren't you glad?
(same chords as verse)
The old Mona Lisa's changed
she moans no more instead she grins deranged.
Now aren't you glad you did something good with your life?
The Night Watch was far too dark
'til they found the switch in the amusement park.
Now aren't you glad you did something good with your life?
(same chords as middle section)
For all too quick, we feel the nick of the headman's axe.
So tear your bills into lacey frills, sit down, relax.
(same chords as verse)
The Last Supper's got it wrong
so they're back tomorrow for the real ding dong.
Now aren't you glad you did something good with your life?
D7 G7
Oh, said, aren't you glad you did something
D7 G7
instead of choosing the dumb thing?
D7 G7 F
Said aren't you glad you did something good with your life?
C
Oh what a life!
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