Baptist Hospital chords

Boo Hewerdine

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{Intro & verse} 
 
    D     Ds4     Ds9   D       Ds9          D 
e --2--2--3--3----0--0--2-----|-0-----0------2----------|| 
B --3--3--3--3----3--3--3-----|-3--3-----3---3--3-------|| 
G --2--2--2--2----2--2--2-----|-2------------2-----2---.|| 
D ----------------------------|------------------------.||  x 2 
A ----------------------------|-------------------------|| 
E ----------------------------|-------------------------|| 
bts ^     ^       ^     ^       ^     ^      ^     ^    
 
 
 
    D    .     Ds4  .    Ds9 .    D           Ds9                         D 
ping pong  on   a    ta--ble  bouncing    that's exactly    how I'm feeling 
    D    .     Ds4  .    Ds9 .    D           Ds9                         D 
I'm tired of  staring    at the   floor  coz you've been staring at the ceiling 
 
  
{Chorus}: 
 
    G          A            D   
If there is no laughter in  heaven  
     G       D       G        D       G       D 
then I don't want to go,      I don't want to go 
 
 
 
 
        D   .   Ds4   .   Ds9 .  D       Ds9                        D 
There's nothing quite as  funny-sad as   Christmas day  a    launderette 
        D   .   Ds4   .   Ds9 .  D       Ds9                        D 
    but I'll be fine, I'll be   OK       my paper hat,    dream cigarette 
 
 
{Chorus} 
 
 
 
    D     Ds4     Ds9   D       Ds9          D 
e --2--2--3--3----0--0--2-----|-0-----0------2----------|| 
B --3--3--3--3----3--3--3-----|-3--3-----3---3--3-------||           
G --2--2--2--2----2--2--2-----|-2------------2-----2---.|| 
D ----------------------------|------------------------.||  x 2 
A ----------------------------|-------------------------|| 
E ----------------------------|-------------------------|| 
 
   *G(I)       A(I)         D/E   
e --x----------x------------------| 
B --x----------x------------3-----| 
G --0----------2------------2-----| 
D --0------0---2--------2---4---5-| 
A --2---2------4----4-------x-----| 
E --3----------5------------x-----| 
 
   G            D           G(II)          D          G(II)        D 
e ------3----------0-------------3------------2------------3--------------|| 
B -----0----------3-------------3------------3------------3----------3----|| 
G ----0----------2-------------4------------2------------4----------2-----|| 
D ---0----0-----0-----0-------5------------0----0-------5----4-----0------|| 
A --2------------------------5-------------------------5------------------|| 
E -3------------------------3-------------------------3-------------------|| 
 
 
    D   .   Ds4   . Ds9   .  D            Ds9               D 
  I saw the thing I fear the most      outside the Baptist Hospital 
    D   .   Ds4   . Ds9   .  D            Ds9               D 
halfway be-tween  a bum  and ghost    my future is       indelible 
 
 
 
{Chorus} x 2    
 
second time played arpeggiated