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[Verse 1]
       A
It's a long walk to the gallows
       D
It's a small step to swing free
A
The crying in the tower
          D
For my conspirators and me
A
Gunpowder and modem
      D
And a dream of liberty
                 E
And then they'll tell you
                  D
Don't try this at home
                E
Oh yes, they'll tell you
                  D
Don't try this at home

[Verse 2]
       A
If you walk on the beach with King Canute
          D
You'll be walking back alone
  A
Tonight he'll dine on oysters
         D
While we fall like green acorns
         A
We'll be putting down our roots
             D
Right in the centre of the storm
                E
Oh, but they'll tell you
                  D
Don't try this at home
                E
Oh yes, they'll tell you
                  D
Don't try this at home

[Bridge]
           Bm                F#m
The cry of gulls, the hum of streets
            Bm                   F#m
The buzz of phones, the march of feet
             Bm               F#m
We'll meet tonight to draw up plans
     Bm            F#m     Bm F#m D E
Exclamations, ampersands

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
A
Somewhere across the water
        D
They're storming palace gates
A
Scared of the moth-flame metaphor
   D
We fall asleep and wait
A
Singing for a future
        D
But the chorus comes too late
                E
Because they'll tell you
                  D
Don't try this at home
                E
Oh yes, they'll tell you
                  D
Don't try this at home

[Outro voice 1]
A                               D
Don't, don't, don't, don't,     don't, don't, don't, dont (repeats to end)

[Outro voice 2 starts after two repititions of voice 1]
A                               D
              Don't try this at home (repeats to end)

[Outro voice 3 starts after two repititions of voice 2]
A                               D
                                              Try this at home (repeats to end)

[Outro voice 4 is spoken and starts after two repititions of voice 3]
A                               D
                                                  So we're coming to the
A                               D
last dance                                        I've got another
A                               D
request                                           With your best foot
A                               D
forward                                           We'll lay this ghost to
A                               D
rest (repeats to end)