Tuning: E A D G B E

NOTE: In the album track, the strumming is palm muted, and it sounds best if you palm mute pretty much every chord in the song, and you might want to use 5th chords for the intro (G5, B5, C5, D5) Have fun! [Intro] G Bm C D G Bm C D [Verse 1]

^GIn Recogn^Bmition of a ^C100 million a^Dlbum sales ^GIn Recogn^Bmition of yo^Cur popularity^D ^GYou take your ^Bmgaudy prize from ^Cpeople you said y^Dou despised ^GYou wear your ^Bmself-respect ^Cupon your bended ^Gknee

[Chorus]

In s^Cpite of ^Dall your c^Glaims It l^Cooks like you're ^Djust the ^Gsame As ^Cevery other c^Cmlown, who l^Bmikes put the c^Emrown ^CBefore or ^Dafter their ^Gname

[Verse 2]

^GIn Recogn^Bmition of your ^Cservice to the ^Dworking class ^GIn Recogn^Bmition of your ^Cparty loyal^Dty ^GYou get an e^Bmrmine robe and y^Cou declare when y^Dou are probed ^GYou only t^Bmook it so the ^Cmissus would be ^Gpleased

[Chorus]

In s^Cpite of ^Dall your c^Glaims It l^Cooks like you're ^Djust the ^Gsame As ^Cevery other c^Cmlown, who l^Bmikes put the c^Emrown ^CBefore or ^Dafter their ^Gname

[Bridge]

^BmOhhhhhh ^EmVanity ^CIt gets them one ^Dby one ^BmPatronage and ^EmMonarchy ^CAnd all they entail, ^Drarely frail

[Verse 3]

^GIn Recogn^Bmition of your ^Cbravery up ^Don the stage ^GIn Recogn^Bmition of your ^Cbankabili^Dty ^GYou get to ^Bmwait in line with s^Coldiers crippled b^Dy land mines ^GAnd you think ^Bmit's the yanks that ^Cdon't get iro^Gny

[Chorus]

In s^Cpite of ^Dall your c^Glaims It l^Cooks like you're ^Djust the ^Gsame As ^Cevery other c^Cmlown, who l^Bmikes put the c^Emrown ^CBefore or ^Dafter their ^Gname

[Chorus]

In s^Cpite of ^Dall your c^Glaims It l^Cooks like you're ^Djust the ^Gsame As ^Cevery other c^Cmlown, who l^Bmikes put the c^Emrown ^CBefore or ^Dafter their ^Gname

^GTheir ^Bmname ^C ^D ^GTheir ^Bmname ^C ^D ^GTheir ^Bmname ^C ^D

The Proclaimers - In recognition