THEY CAN'T HEAR ANYMORE WORDS: Barbara Fritchie (from her poem "Plantation Road") MUSIC: Earl P. Reinhalter INTRO: Bb6 - Cadd9 (repeat until vocal enters) Bb6 Cadd9 the women are in their houses Bb6 and it's so loud, Cadd9 and it's so loud - Dm Asus4 Dm Asus4 CHORUS: they can't hear anymore. Dm Asus4 Dm Asus4 they can't hear anymore. /// REPEAT CHORUS /// Bb6 Cadd9 I. they can't hear 'cause the ice cream truck is circling Bb6 and the kids are screaming F because they need the ice cream and they E Dadd9 Asus4 need to catch the truck G Asus4 before it's too late, D Asus4 G Asus4 D Asus4 G Asus4 before it's too late. /// REPEAT CHORUS /// Bb6 Cadd9 II. they can't hear 'cause they've got garbage disposals Bb6 and the garbage keeps coming F and it's bones and bones and bones are too much E Dadd9 Asus4 for the disposal, G Asus4 but they can't stop disposing D Asus4 G Asus4 D Asus4 G Asus4 and they keep disposing. /// REPEAT CHORUS /// INSTRUMENTAL: G - Bb6 - Aadd9 G - Bb6 - C C - Dadd9 - C Dadd9 - C - F - G E - Dadd9 - C Bb6 Cadd9 III. they can't hear 'cause their lovers are yelling Bb6 because they love the women F but not those women and they're angry and they're E Dadd9 Asus4 angry 'cause they love women G Asus4 but not those women, D Asus4 G Asus4 D Asus4 G Asus4 but not those women. /// REPEAT CHORUS /// INSTRUMENTAL: Bb6 - Cadd9 (repetition, with guitar solo, into IV) Bb6 Cadd9 IV. they can't hear 'cause their phones are ringing Bb6 and it's always urgent, F and it's always women and it's urgent and it's E Dadd9 Asus4 ringing and it's their friends G Asus4 but they can't hear, it's too loud, D Asus4 G Asus4 D Asus4 G Asus4 they can't hear, it's too loud. /// REPEAT CHORUS TWICE /// Dm Asus4 Dm Asus4 ENDING: hey! hey! hey! hey! (repeat and fade vocal) D - Asus4 - G - Asus4 - D © Copyright 1988 Barbara Fritchie and Earl P. Reinhalter.   All Rights Reserved.