Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Intro:
G Em (x4)
Verse 1:
G Em C
When you walked in, I said with a grin
D G
That we were just talking about you
Em C
We all had to lie because you would cry
D
If you knew we were laughing at you
Pre-Chorus 1:
G D# Em G
In the momentary lull before the band begins to play
C D G D
There's an overwhelming stench of alibi
Chorus:
G Em
Come on now, now
Cm
Come on now, now
Am D
Enjoy the humour of the situation
G Em
Come on now, now
Cm
Come on now, now
Am D
Enjoy the humour of the situation
Instrumental:
G Em (x2)
Verse 2:
G Em C
I said on the phone "Don't wait till I'm home"
D G
But I'm sure I could hear you crying
Em C
I said where I was, but you doubt it because
D
It's the caller I.D. you're buying
Pre-Chorus 2:
G D# Em Gm
In the hour that it took for me to drive up to the door
C D G
You'd arranged all my belongings on the lawn
Chorus:
G Em
Come on now, now
Cm
Come on now, now
Am D
Enjoy the humour of the situation
G Em
Come on now, now
Cm
Come on now, now
Am D
Enjoy the humour of the situation
Bridge:
C G Bb F
Have you heard the one about the boy
Fm C G
Who moved into the henhouse to sleep?
C G Bb F
He woke up with egg on his face
Fm C D
When he found out all the hens had crossed the street
Chorus:
G Em
Come on now, now
Cm
Come on now, now
Am D
Enjoy the humour of the situation
G Em
Come on now, now
Cm
Come on now, now
Am D
Enjoy the humour of the situation
Verse 3:
G
Em C D G
As I walked out, I thought about all I had left behind me
Em C
I felt a chill because I was still
D
Wearing the emperor's new clothes
Pre-Chorus 3:
G D# Em Gm
My mind was racing with each chance that I had missed
C D G
While your next door neighbour soaked me with the hose
G D# Em Gm
I've never felt so small, I've never been so dissed
C D G
As I shiver, dripping, while the chorus goes:
Chorus:
G Em
Come on now, now
Cm
Come on now, now
Am D
Enjoy the humour of the situation
G Em
Come on now, now
Cm
Come on now, now
Am D
Enjoy the humour of the situation
G Em
Come on now, now
Cm
Come on now, now
Am D
Enjoy the humour of the situation
Coda:
G
(Instruments freak out but chord doesn't change)