Lyr Req: MGB-GT (Richard Thompson)

Subject: Lyr Req: MGBGT - Richard Thompson
From: oldhippie
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 08:54 AM

I find it hard to make out all the lyrics listening to the song, anyone have them to share?

Subject: Lyr Add: MGB-GT (Richard Thompson)
From: RTim
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 09:08 AM

I just googled it and came up with this - Tim Radford

MGB-GT
Written by Richard Thompson
Appears on   Mirror Blue   (1994)
Live At Crawley 1993   (1995)
two letter words: live 1994   (1996)

Oh I've got a little car and she might go far
She's the mistress of my heart now
She's a '65 with an overdrive
And I fixed her in every part now
Two in the front and two in the back
110 on the old Hog's Back
My MGB-GT, she's a runner now
MGB-GT
Oh my MGB-GT, she's a runner now

Oh I welded the sills and the old floor pan
Cut the rust with the torch and the hacksaw
Took the Rostyles off, put the spoked wheels on
Got a brand new Salisbury axle
When I come to town the girls all smile
They say "Here's the man with the retro style"
My MGB-GT, she's a runner now
MGB-GT
Oh my MGB-GT, she's a runner now

Lockheed discs and twin SUs
Original chrome on the grille now
She looks like a dream in her racing green
Competition's standing still now
I sprayed up her body, I strengthened the frame
I stripped her right down and I built her up again

Now an Alpine's fine if you've got the time
And a Healey'll set you back some
And a TR4 costs a little bit more
But it don't have the same attraction
Hard top handy, in case of the weather
I don't care if it rains forever
In my MGB-GT, she's a runner now
MGB-GT
In my MGB-GT, she's a runner now
MGB-GT
In my MGB-GT, she's a runner now

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: MGBGT - Richard Thompson
From: oldhippie
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 11:48 AM

thanks, Tim

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: MGBGT - Richard Thompson
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 12:04 PM

For Richard Thompson songs you can't beat the Beesweb Song-o-matic RT's official site song search engine, which will get you the words to all of his songs (I think!). A search there will get you to MGB-GT

Mick

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: MGBGT - Richard Thompson
From: GUEST,LOUISE
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 05:49 PM

Hi there

CAn anyone help me? I've to sing to some senior citizens and one of the songs they wany is 'The Sky Scraper Wean'! I've found the lyrics but can't find the guitar chords - can anyone help me please?

louise

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: MGBGT - Richard Thompson
From: michaelr
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 01:33 PM

Louise, you should start a new thread with the song's name in the thread title, to wit: "Lyr Req: The Sky Scraper Wean". Folks with info on that song are unlikely to find your request in this thread.

And please post the lyrics while you're at it - it sounds interesting!

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: MGBGT - Richard Thompson
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 05:13 PM

In order to find Adam McNaughtan's 'Skyscraper wean' (note that skyscraper is always a single word) simply type skyscraper wean into the onsite search engine ('lyrics and knowledge' box at the top of every page here). There is no need to start a new thread; words are already in the DT and have been posted in the Forum, with suggested guitar chords at  Chord Req: Skyscraper wean(jeely peice)song in the past.