Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: AbAb
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
BB F#F# BB G# minorG#m C majorC Cm7Cm7
Verse 1:
G+G D MajorD
You don't suspect my life's a mess,
E minorEm D MajorD
You prob'ly think it's groovy
G+G D MajorD
Meeting people everyday,
C#7C#7 F#F#
See some place abroad...
E MajorE
And I admit that when the time is right,
BB
It can be quite a laugh
C# minorC#m BB
But you know, that's not often
E MajorE BB
Eventually, I think that you will agree,
Bb majorBb
I'm only putting lines out
D#mD#m
And shifting gears, missing years disappear
A augmentedA E MajorE
As for you, I couldn't bear to think of it -
F# minorF#m G# minorG#m
They said you were Swedish
A augmentedA E MajorE
You asked me for a chocolate bar,
Eb MajorEb G# minorG#m
Then you went and spoiled it all by eating it
What a pain, what a nause!
G+G D MajorD
You can imagine my delight
E minorEm F# minorF#m
Was like some R. Crumb magazine come to life
G+G D MajorD
Thank you ladies you had us all
E minorEm D MajorD FF
I hope you both enjoyed it
A augmentedA
But just the same
E MajorE
I'm happy just to sit around at home
F# minorF#m E MajorE
With Pamela looking elegant and writing prose
A augmentedA E MajorE
If anyone's in need of me
F# minorF#m E MajorE
I'm drowning in the bathroom
Outro:
G+G FF
Bing billy bong - silly song's going wrong
E minorEm C majorC
Ping pong ping, clong cling dong
Eb MajorEb
Tie me up, turn me on
G+G FF
Bing billy bang, desperate dan, frying pan
E minorEm C majorC Eb MajorEb
Cling clong cling, bong bing bang, Michael Miles, bogey man
instrumental with flute:
G+G FF E minorEm Eb MajorEb
G+G FF E minorEm Eb MajorEb
wordless vocals:
G+G A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
G+G A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
D#mD#m BbmBbm C#C# C# minorC#m
E MajorE Eb MajorEb G+G A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
D#mD#m BbmBbm C#C# C# minorC#m
E MajorE D#mD#m Eb MajorEb G+G