Woman in the Wall The Beautiful South
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 00:49:48 -0700<br/> Subject: Corrected: Beautiful South - 'Woman In The Wall'<br/> <br/> Woman in the Wall<br/> by Paul Heaton and David Rotheray<br/> <br/> F C Bb C<br/> He was just a social drinker but social every night<br/> F C Bb C<br/> He enjoyed a pint or two or three or four<br/> F C Bb C<br/> She was just a silent thinker, silent every night<br/> F C Bb C<br/> He'd enjoyed the thought of killing her before<br/> <br/> Well he was very rarely drunk but very rarely sober<br/> And he didn't think the problem was his drink<br/> But he only knew his problem when he knocked her over<br/> And when the rotting flesh began to stink<br/> <br/> [Chorus]<br/> Cry freedom for the woman in the wall<br/> Cry freedom for she has no voice at all<br/> <br/> F C Dm Bb<br/> I hear her cry all day, all night<br/> F C Dm Bb<br/> I hear her voice from deep within the wall<br/> F C<br/> Made a cross from knitting needles<br/> Dm Bb<br/> Made a grave from hoover bags<br/> F C F<br/> Especially for the woman in the wall<br/> [end Chorus]<br/> <br/> She'd knitted him a jumper with dominoes on<br/> So he wore it everyday in every week<br/> Pretended to himself that she hadn't really gone<br/> Pretended that he thought he heard her speak<br/> <br/> Then at last it seemed that he was really winning<br/> He felt that he had some sort of grip<br/> But all of his new life was sent a-spinning<br/> When the rotting wall began to drip<br/> <br/> [Chorus]<br/> <br/> Lyrics (C) 1989 Go! Discs Music Ltd., used without permission.<br/> Please send any corrections to Dylan Salisbury <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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