David Keenan – James Dean chords

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[Verse 1]
G                    Em             D                   CIt stabbed me in the chest like the pimp prudent's knife
G                    Em             D                   CInto poor wandering Beckett under a mother of pearl sky
At the back of the wall, I bawled, cursing all in reel and rhyme
G                    Em                       D                   CWhile feeling out of sorts like a roadsweeper dressed up to the nines

           CAs the multicolored kite
           COver shoulders taking flight
           CAnd the local matador
           CGives two fingers to the girl next door

[Chorus]
G                    Em             D                  CI had a dream that James Dean was alive and well today
G                    Em     D                  CLooking for the quiet life, working for Irish rail
G                    Em             D                      C    Cadd4 CIn my fathers clothes with a blood nose, I sang isn't it so sweet
G                    Em             D                      C    Cadd4 CBy the slot machine there's James Dean out cold beneath my feet

[Bridge]
    CThe disciples from the street
    CAll burst in through open doors
    CThe creaking of the stairs and
    CThe running down the stairs
Pure ecstacy

[Verse 2]
G                    Em                D                  CThe circus master smiles, pointing his finger at the mime
G                            Em                     D                 CI hear the distant call of a boy named Paul who was taken before his time
G                              Em                  D          C       CAll the precious stones or the mongrels bone won't entice me, silly child
G                              Em                  D                  CYou just run on home for your tea's gone cold I heard your mother cursed you blind

   CAs the backdoor man feels wrong
CFor switching off when signing on
CAnd the double-jointed thief
CWins an award
For pure indecency


[Chorus]
G                    Em             D                  CI had a dream that James Dean was alive and well today
G                    Em     D                  CLooking for the quiet life, working for Irish rail
G                    Em             D                      C    Cadd4 CIn my fathers clothes with a blood nose, I sang isn't it so sweet
G                    Em             D                      C    Cadd4 CBy the slot machine there's James Dean out cold beneath my feet

[Bridge]
    CThe disciples from the street
    CAll burst in through open doors
    CThe creaking of the stairs and
    CThe running down the stairs
Pure ecstacy


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G                    Em                     DI had a dream that James Dean was alive and well today
     C                              GHe's working for Irish rail