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The Tourists Complaint by Leon Rosselson
The Tourists Complaint
[Verse 1]
D G D
Well, I've done my tourist duty up and down the Eiffel Tower
A
And I've watched flamenco dancing in Seville.
D G D
I've sampled Spanish sherry and been down with dysentery,
A D
Cos it's not a holiday unless you're ill.
G D
I've seen the Cote d'Azur where the air is clean and pure
A
And the Coca-Cola adverts grow on trees.
D G D
The waiters are offensive and the scenery's expensive
A D
And they charge you ten percent just to breathe.
[Chorus]
G D
Cos I've seen the Mona Lisa and the leaning Tower of Pisa.
A
I've been to Timbuktu and back again;
D G D
But the only thing I know is that everywhere I go,
A D
The Coca-Cola always tastes the same.
[Verse 1]
D G D
I've got stacks of souvenirs I've collected over years,
A
Like gondolas that play Santa Lucia.
D G D
I've got ash trays, bags and boxes and a little wooden whatsit,
A D
But what's it for I've not the least idea.
G D
It was from an Arab peasant in the middle of the desert
A
That I bought a native pot made of clay,
D G D
But when I turned it over, it was only to discover,
A D
It was manufactured in the USA.
[Chorus]
G D
Cos I've seen the Mona Lisa and the leaning Tower of Pisa.
A
I've been to Timbuktu and back again;
D G D
But the only thing I know is that everywhere I go,
A D
The Coca-Cola always tastes the same.
[Verse 3]
D D
Once I found a quiet village in the heart of Sicily.
A
No cars or noisy tourists did I meet;
D D
And the view was picturesque as the sun set in the west
A D
And the natives urinated in the street.
G D
Well, their folk customs were charming. I remember well one morning
A
When the Mayor and 13 others all got shot,
D
And I thought that things were swinging
G D
When the church bells started ringing.
A D
Then they rang for 30 days without a stop.
[Chorus]
G D
Cos I've seen the Mona Lisa and the leaning Tower of Pisa.
A
I've been to Timbuktu and back again;
D G D
But the only thing I know is that everywhere I go,
A D
The Coca-Cola always tastes the same.
[Verse 4]
D G D
Now I've had my photo taken in a market in Tangier,
A
And last year went to see the sites of Greece,
D G D
But the only thing I saw were a million other tourists
A D
And I'd seen them all the year before in Nice.
G D
So next year I'll stay at home. No longer will I roam..
A
I don't care what the blooming neighbours say.
D G D
I'll buy a sun-ray lamp and a set of foreign stamps
A D
And I'll send myself a postcard every day.
[Chorus]
G D
Cos I've seen the Mona Lisa and the leaning Tower of Pisa.
A
I've been to Timbuktu and back again;
D G D
But the only thing I know is that everywhere I go,
A D
The Coca-Cola always tastes the same.
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