The Go-Betweens - When People Are Dead G C G C G C Ten days after uncle died, we three cleaned the house G C Our aunty just sat there and cried G C G Our mother said, cheer her up C Bm Em D So we ran upstairs and sat on her bed G D C G They said, you bury the dead, what’s bury? C Bm Em D Rosey said, something you do, when people are dead G C G C Play cat and mouse games, for an hour G C G C Then Jimmy went down, and picked her a flower G C G C Rosey said prayers, and sang her a song, G C G C G Then our mother said, we’d been there too long C G C Bm So we left her alone, for a little while more Em D Then a commotion - a hearse at the door G D C G They said, you bury the dead, what’s bury? C Bm Em D Rosey said, something you do, when people are dead G D C G Rosey and Jimmy, ran away scared, a man with a hat C Bm Em D G And long black clothes entered the room, in a dark sombre pose (guitar solo) D C D G D C D G D The two of our uncles shoulder to shoulder C G C Bm Em D They carried the coffin away to the graveyard to be buried G D C G They said, you bury the dead, what’s bury? C Bm Em D G (hold) Rosey said, something you do, when people are dead ..... chords by Danny Lloyd Another Robert Forster classic from 1987 (lyrics by Marion Stout) particularly poignant given the tragic passing of Grant McLennan. Corrections and comments welcome,