Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Graham Parker
Canonical path: /graham-parker/too-late-the-smart-bomb
Related lyric paths: 6
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(Too late) the smart bomb
Read (Too late) the smart bomb lyrics by Graham Parker on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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(Too late) the smart bomb
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This one reminds me of the (later) "Everybody's hand is on the switch".
The chords when they arrive are
G C D G C D G (three times, then)
G C D G C D G C D A
D C G
Too late the smart bomb
I've got to beat the machine
Too late the smart bomb (Too late the smart bomb)
Oooh!
Too late the smart bomb (Too late the smart bomb)
Too late the smart bomb (Too late the smart bomb)
(spoken "mutants, laser, bombs" or some such gibberish)
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Graham Parker performs "(Too late) the smart bomb", and this lyric page sits inside the Graham Parker catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Hard Side Of The Rain and A Brand New Book with a short reason for opening each page next.
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