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I said, "I fink you're out of date, mate, shouldn't that be, ah, the other place"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