Chords for "Cricket"

From: IAN GRANT
Date: 27 Jun 96 16:39:23 EDT
Subject: Anyone for Cricket!!


Cricket
Written by: Raymond Douglas Davies
Published by: Davray Music Ltd.

(Intro: A E7 A E7 A A)

     A               Ab

Some people say that life is a game,
        A              E7      A                   
Well if this is so I'd like to know
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The rules on which this game of life is based.

  A                    Ab                         
I know of no game more fitting
         A       E7      A                         
Than the age old game of cricket
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It has honour, it has character and it's British.

    C#                C#/G#                           
Now God laid down the rules of life
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When he wrote those Ten Commandments
       B7            B7/F#                E7  B7/F#  E7            
And to cricket those ten same rules shall apply.

     A                   A/G                       
Show compassion and self-righteousness
       D/F#         D7                               
and be honest above all
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And come to God's call____ with bat and ball.

(Instrumental link: A E7 A E7 A A)
                                               
        A           Ab                            
Now the Devil has a player
         A          E7    A                         
and he's called the Demon Bowler,
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He's shrewd, he's rude and he's wicked.

      A              Ab                           
He is sent by Sinful Satan
         A      E7        A                        
and he's out to take your wicket
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And you know that that's not cricket.

      C#              C#/G#                           
He'll baffle you with googlies
     F#m               F#m/C#                           
with leg breaks and offspin
           B7                   B7/F#          E7  B7/F#  E7       
But keep a level head and don't let that demon in.



          A                   A/G                  
So keep a straight bat at all times,
        D/F#          D7                             
let the Bible be your guide
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And you'll get by_____, yes you'll get by.
                                               
(Instrumental link: A E7 A E7 A A)
                                               
    A            Ab         A      E7       A         
All through your life he'll try to bowl you out
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Beware the Demon bowler.
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He's crafty and deceitful and he'll try to L.B.W.,
    A      E7     A    E7  A                          
And bowl a maiden over.
                                               
    C#              C#/G#                             
The Devil takes the weak in spirit
               F#m          F#m/C#                      
and so we must always be courageous
    B7            B7/F#          E7    B7/F#  E7                 
And remember that God is on your side.

            A             A/G                      
So keep old Satan in your sights
             D/F#                D7                  
and play the straight and narrow line
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And you'll get by____, yes you'll get by.

(Finale: A E7 A E7 A A)

Albums this song can be found on: Preservation Act I