E                          A
Give me Love, give me Can, give me Meatloaf

        E                     B
Give me Rush, give me Marquee Moon

        E                          A              E
Michael Ball, or The Fall, I could listen to them all

       E               B    E
In the twilight or the afternoon


CHORUS

E                A                B                     E     A    E
Irk the purists, irk the purists, irk the purists its a right good laugh

E                A                B                      E
Irk the purists, irk the purists, irk the purists at the back


VERSE 2

       E                           A 
Hall & Oates, ?random goth?, Miles Davis

      E                      B
Patti Smith, Simply Red, Sly Stone

        E                       A                 E 
Be they false or 4DA L, I don't care and nor does Neil

   E              B          E
So long as we can hear their songs


CHORUS

E                A                B                    E  A   E
Irk the purists, irk the purists, it could well be an olympic sport

E                A                B                        E
Irk the purists, irk the purists, if you've never then you ought

GUITAR G  O

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Husker Du Du Du, Captain Beefheart, E L O
Chris de Burgh, Sun Ra, Del Amitri, John Coltrane


E - A - B - E - A - B


CHORUS

E                A                B                       E     A  E
Irk the purists, irk the purists, come on boy you know it feels so right

E                A                B               E       A
Irk the purists, irk the purists, irk the purists tonight