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Version 1The Proclaimers - Throw the 'R' Away from their first album "This is the Story" By Doom Drew Capo 4 [Intro] E A E B7 (x2) E A I've been so sad Am E Since you said my accent was bad E A Am E He's wearin' a frown This Caledonian clown E A I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate Am Am7 B7 E To make sure my words On your Saxon ears don't grate E A But I wouldn't know a single word to say Am Am7 B7 E If I flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away Some days I stand On your green and pleasant land How dare I show face When my diction is such a disgrace I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate To make sure my words On your Saxon ears don't grate But I wouldn't know a single word to say If I flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away E E7 You say that if I want to get ahead A Am7 The language I use should be left for dead E B7 E B7 It doesn't please your ear E E7 And though you tell it like a leg-pull A Am7 It seems you're still full of John Bull E B7 E B7 You just refuse to hear Oh what can I do To be understood by you Perhaps for some money I could talk like a bee dripping honey. I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate To make sure my words On your Saxon ears don't grate But I wouldn't know a single word to say If I flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away You say that if I want to get ahead The language I use should be left for dead It doesn't please your ear And though you tell it like a leg-pull I think you're still full of John Bull You just refuse to hear He's been so sad Since you said his accent was bad He's wearin' a frown This Caledonian clown I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate To make sure my words On your Saxon ears don't grate But I wouldn't know a single word to say If I flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away Flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away If I flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away