Intro D# Verse 1 Bb Cm Bb Chelsea's only memory of meeting her grandfather D# Bb Cm Bb Was Christmas '91 at a pub in Denby Dale D# Bb Going through the motions of an early family trip Cm Bb distracted by her Gameboy chewing on her bottom lip D# Bb Cm She couldn't comprehend the nature of their stay Bb And in his youth he'd been formidable G# G#* D# but the sickness left him skeletal and frail Verse 2 D# Bb Cm Bb As the grown-ups buried hatchets and did their best to make their peace D# Bb Cm Bb Chelsea was oblivious, blissfully at ease D# Bb Cm Bb Until the old man started ranting about LaMont and Hesseltine D# Bb And as the fire in his belly rose Cm Bb it captured her attention for the first and only time Bb G# And he looked at her, and he gave her some advice Bb G# And it stuck with her, it was simple and precise Chorus Cm Bb D# G# "Never trust a tory, they'll betray you when it matters Cm Bb D# G# They will scramble to the top and then they'll kick away the ladder Cm Bb G# Never trust a tory, or a tory in disguise Cm Bb G# You can see it when you look them in the eye" Verse 3 D# Bb Cm Bb It's been over twenty years since they put him in the ground D# Bb Cm Bb He died on Christmas day and looking back it's really quite profound D# Bb Cm Bb How those words have stuck with her, how they've influenced her life D# Bb Cm Bb How they trace a track of lineage; a genealogy implied Bb G# And she knows it's kind of cynical and tribal to think along those lines Bb G# But time and time again she's seen the old fella proven right Chorus Cm Bb D# G# He told her "Never trust a tory, they'll betray you when it matters Cm Bb D# G# They will scramble to the top and then they'll kick away the ladder, hinny Cm Bb G# Never trust a tory, or a tory in disguise Cm Bb G# You can see it when you look them in the eye" Cm* Bb* D# So just make sure you look the bastard in the eye
