After The Event

[Intro]
Cm   Ab   Bb   G
Bb   Ab   Bbdim  Fdim  G
Eb   Ab   Dm7b5  G
 
 
[Verse 1]
Cm
Typical day
Abm
Cars being towed away
          Fm          Am
Junk mail through the door
          Fm                Ab
Joins the post on the floor
Cm                          Ab
Drilling, Always someone drilling
                 Am
Somewhere in the city
     Fm              Ab
Authorised by committee
Cm
Permission is bestowed
             Ab
According to postal code
                         Am
Terms and conditions may vary
             Fm             Ab
It's nothing out of the ordinary
 
[Chorus]
Eb                       Ab
Sometimes someone gets upset
                  Bb     Ddim
Doesn't hear the laughter
              G
Takes it as a threat
                   Eb
But it's different after
           Ab
After the event
                     Bb
Looks like someone's smiling
   Dm   Ddim  G
Happy to be  here
G
Blue skies heaven-sent
 
[Verse 2]
Cm
There's a kind of glow
       Abm
Illuminates the flow
            Am        F
Over to the east
           Fm         Ab
Of traffic in the streets
Cm                      Fm        Abm
Not to be outdone, the school run has begun
              Cm
Mothers all arrive
     Fm               Ab
Each in a four-wheel drive
 
 
 
[Chorus]
Eb                       Ab
Sometimes someone gets upset
                  Bb     Dm Ddim
Doesn't hear the laughter
              G
Takes it as a threat
                   Eb
But it's different after
           Ab
After the event
                     Bb
Looks like someone's smiling
   Dm  Dmadd4 G
Happy to be  here
G
Blue skies heaven-sent
 
[Bridge]
Cm
Evening comes as a surprise
Gm
Suddenly someone dies
Cm
Everyone's over-reacting
Gm
With clichés and bad acting
 
[Interlude]
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G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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    Eb               Ab        Am            Dm    Ddim          Gm
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4---8--6----4-3-4----8--6---4--3--4----6------8--6--4--3----8--6--4--3--8--6--4--3-|
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[Verse 3]
Eb                Ab
Misty in the rain
Ab                    Fm6
Flowers in their cellophane
Dm7b5
Policemen intervening
G
Drama without meaning
Eb                    Ab
It's perfectly routine
Ab                        Fm6
A statement from the Queen
Dm7b5
Obituaries appear
G                     
You can leave your tributes here
 
    Cm
e|------------------|
B|---8----1--3--4---|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|  x4
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
[Chorus]
Eb                       Ab
Sometimes someone gets upset
                  Bbm    Dm7b5
Doesn't hear the laughter
              G
Takes it as a threat
                   Eb
But it's different after
           Ab
After the event
                     Bb
Looks like someone's smiling
  Dm Dm7b5   G
Happy to be  here
G                 Cm
Blue skies heaven-sent