I Must Stop Going To Parties chords by Lindisfarne

Chords with lyrics

Lindisfarne - I Must Stop Going To Parties



INTRO:: G+G  E minorEm  D MajorD

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

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


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


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I said, "I fink you're out of date, mate, shouldn't that be, ah, the other place"

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


INSTRUMENTAL:: D MajorD  D MajorD Am7Am7 D MajorD G+G E minorEm G+G E minorEm G+G E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
        G+G E minorEm G+G E minorEm G+G E minorEm C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD G+G

            (*pause*)


VERSE 3::     (**spoken**)
N.C.  C majorC                A minorAm              C majorC
Oh, the punch has all been drunk and the drunks have all been punched
                E minorEm
The magistrate's irate and the doctor, er, he's out to lunch
 C majorC                         A minorAm
I don't know why I came in here, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, such a weak-kneed creep
   C majorC       E minorEm        D MajorD        D augmentedDaug
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+G E minorEm G+G E minorEm G+G E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
 C majorC         D MajorD          G+G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
 C majorC         D MajorD          G+G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
 C majorC         D MajorD          G+G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
 C majorC         D MajorD          G+G