The 1983 Mornington Crescent Championship, Northern Regional Finals

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The 1983 Mornington Crescent Championship, Northern Regional Finals

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Liner Notes

Do you remember the scandal at the 1983 Mornington Crescent Championship, Northern Regional Finals? I do. This is all a completely true story, sure as I'm flying this helicopter. If you don't remember it, it's probably because the regional finals descend into an embarrassing brawl every year.

Just another baritone #ukulele based #folk story...

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[C][F][G][C]
[C][F][G]

Nor[C]thumberland, [F]Cumberland, [G]up to the [C]Forth
[C]Manchester, [F]Sheffield and [G]Leeds
[C]Players had [F]gathered from [G]over the [C]north
With their [C]stratagems, [G]tactics and [C]schemes[C7]

You could [F]feel the [C]tension [G]build in the [C]hall
As they [F]waited to [C]hear the [G]first round [C]draw
There [F]must have been [C]dozens of [E7]candidates [Am]present
...for the [F]regional [C]finals of [G]Mornington [C]Crescent

The [C]Earl of [F]Pontefract [G]opened pro[C]ceedings
[C]Sailed through the [F]first two [G]rounds
[C]Challengers [F]thwarted, [G]players con[C]ceding
[C]Who would [G]take home the [C]crown?[C7]

And by [F]late after[C]noon, only [G]four players [C]left
The de[F]ciding [C]round was a[G]bout to com[C]mence
The [F]Earl, Sir [C]Geoffrey, the [E7]Duchess of [Am]Whitby
And [F]this year's [C]favourite, a [G]vicar from [C]Grimsby

[F][C][E7][A]

Well the [D]vicar was [G]careless, [A]chasing the [D]game
When he [D]took an un[G]warranted [A]risk
[D]Straight into [G]knip, after [A]Chancery [D]Lane
And [D]blocked by [A]London [D]Bridge[D7]

But the [G]Earl of [D]Pontefract [A]made his [D]mark
With his [G]opening [D]gambit of [A]Finsbury [D]Park
[G]Diagonals were [D]wild, [F#7]tokens out[Bm]bid
[G]Inverting a [D]straddle, put [A]Geoff into [D]Nidd

[D][G][A][D]
[D][A][D][D7]

The [G]Duchess [D]remained in [A]contention un[D]til
The [G]Fourteenth [D]circuit a[A]round Dollis [D]Hill
Sir [G]Geoffrey was [D]raging, in[F#7]cades[Bm]cent
When the [G]Earl had man[D]oeuvred to [A]Mornington [D]Crescent

[G][D][A][G7]

Sir [C]Geoffrey in[F]sisted the [G]game be re[C]played
Ap[C]pealed to the [F]chief refe[G]ree
But in [C]all the ex[F]citement of [G]such a long [C]day
The [C]ref had [G]fallen a[C]sleep[C7]

Sir [F]Geoff quoted [C]rules that were [G]long depre[C]cated
"The [F]Dollis Hill [C]orbit was [G]badly trun[C]cated
You [F]can't take the [C]Northern when [G]you are in [C]spoon
The [F]Earl must have [C]cheated when [G]he left the [C]room"
And [F]soon as the [C]temperature [G]rose in the [C]hall
The [F]whole compe[C]tition turned [G]into a [C]brawl
The [F]whole situ[C]ation was [E7]turning un[Am]pleasant
One [F]must have [C]respect for [G]Mornington [C]Crescent

[F][C][G][C][C7]

But the [F]vicar was [C]quiet and [G]kept to him[C]self
[F]Poured a [C]brandy to [G]wake up the [C]ref
With a [F]red card for [C]every [E7]other con[Am]testant
The [F]vicar had [C]triumphed at [G]Mornington [C]Crescent

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