I Must Stop Going To Parties chords by Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne - I Must Stop Going To Parties




INTRO:: G  Em  D

CHORUS::
 G         Em     G           Em
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in
  G        Em     C        D
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin
 G         Em     G        Em   G
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt
       Em           C        D
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out
 C         D          G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about

VERSE 1::
N.C. C                Am
For instance, take last Friday, when Terry came to tea
 C                 Em
I thought I had enough to drink, but not enough for me
  C                    Am
He said would I like to accompany him, to a place just over the hill
 C       Em        D
I said I really shouldn't, but perhaps I think I will


CHORUS::
 G         Em     G           Em
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in
  G        Em     C        D
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin
 G         Em     G        Em   G
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt
       Em           C        D
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out
 C         D          G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about


VERSE 2::
N.C. C               Am
You see the same old faces, you've seen them all before
       C              Em
You're gonna get so wasted, you won't be able to walk out the door
   C                 Am
Then someone comes on heavy, 'bout the war in what's-it's-name
      C           Em             D    Daug
I said, "I fink you're out of date, mate, shouldn't that be, ah, the other place"


CHORUS::
 G         Em     G           Em
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in
  G        Em     C        D
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin
 G         Em     G        Em   G
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt
       Em           C        D
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out
 C         D          G  N.C.
I must stop going to parties and hanging about  Oy!


INSTRUMENTAL:: D  D Am7 D G Em G Em G Em C D
        G Em G Em G Em C D C D G

            (*pause*)


VERSE 3::     (**spoken**)
N.C.  C                Am              C
Oh, the punch has all been drunk and the drunks have all been punched
                Em
The magistrate's irate and the doctor, er, he's out to lunch
 C                         Am
I don't know why I came in here, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, such a weak-kneed creep
   C       Em        D        Daug
I must stop going to parties, yeah, I got to get some sleep
 N.C.
"Excuse me" - "Yeah, Terry here. Want to come to a party?" - "Oh no!"


OUTRO:: G Em G Em G Em C D
 C         D          G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
 C         D          G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
 C         D          G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
 C         D          G