Momus - The cheques in the post

^Am7Me and my lawyer s^Fat down and worked out The^C fu^C/Bll co^Abst of the wron^A7gs I have done you ^FAnd I'm sending th^Ge money to you The cheq^Cue's ^Ein the post ^Am7For giving y^Gou hell When I ^Am7should have been treating you ^Gwell Repar^Dmation: f^Em7ive hundred five pound notes in a ^Am7roll

For ^C/Gremarks about ^Gyour weight For ^C/Gcomplaining whe^Gn you were late Compens^Dmation: ^Em7two thousand pounds, the g^Amoing rate Fo^C/Gr the times^G we were out And my ^C/Geye kept rov^Ging about Settling on yo^Dmunger women: Fi^Em7fteen hundred, say it's ^Am7Forgiven

^C/GRunning tota^El: six thousand three hu^Fndred and fifty ^G#Pounds With tax ^Cadded on And ^Gthat's just ^Cthe en^E7d of verse one

For ^Am7attacking your ^Gsuperstition Your ^Am7pantheistic new age ^Greligion Let's say the ^Dmsum of one thousand seven ^Emhundred and Ninety ^Am7seven

Wh^C/Gen I said your ne^Gw dress wasn't splendid When I t^C/Gold you the way the film ended^G I guess ^DmI was wr^Em7ong, accept this token: seven thousand Poun^Am7ds An^C/Gd for pass^Ging the pictures I'd taken Of ^C/Gyour body to^Gtally naked Around al^Dml our fr^Em7iends, let's call it a round nine Tho^Amusa^A7nd pounds

^C/GRunning tota^El: twenty fou^Fr thousand one hundred and Forty seven ^G#pounds On it's w^Cay to you And ^Gthis is jus^Am7t th^A7e end of verse two

^Am7Me and my lawyer s^Fat down and worked out The^C real co^Abst of the wron^A7gs I have done you ^FAnd I'm sending th^Ge money to you The cheq^Cue's ^E7in the post ^Am7And for my ^Gnext indiscretion When we had ^Am7sex on the ^Gfloor of the kitchen I sang it^Dm in a song: accep^Em7t ten thousand - make that Eleven thous^Am7and ^A7- pounds

An^C/Gd for failing ^Gto give enough time To the ^C/Gbaby that ^Gcould have been mine It's not t^Dmhat I don't car^Em7e, my love, it's just so hard To f^Am7ind ^A7a figure

^C/GWorst of all I stopped ^Eloving your body ^FMaking you feel so ^G#low Though my ^Clawyer says no ^Eblame can be apportioned For ^Fcircumstanc^G#es beyond my control So now I'm ^Call paid up And abso^Elved from this guilt I'm going to ^Fget another girl in Und^G#er my quilt And run ^Cup ^AbAnother mass^A7ive debt

Hail ^FMary Pray f^Emor me now Now and ^Amat the hour of my death.