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INTRO:
G Bm Em Em7 C
VERSE 1:
G Bm Em Em7
I read the news today, oh boy
C Em Am Am/E Am/F#
About a lucky man who made the grade
G Bm Em Em7
And though the news was rather sad
C F Em Em7
Well I just had to laugh
C F Em C
I saw the photograph
VERSE 2:
G Bm Em Em7
He blew his mind out in a car
C Em Am Am/E Am/F#
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
G Bm Em Em7
A crowd of people stood and stared
C F
They'd seen his face before
Em Em7 C
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords
VERSE 3:
G Bm Em Em7
I saw a film today, oh boy
C Em Am Am/E Am/F#
The English army had just won the war
G Bm Em Em7
A crowd of people turned away
C F Em Em7 C
But I just had to look having read the book
Asus2/F# Asus2/G Asus2 Asus2/B Asus2/C Asus2/D Em E
I'd love to turn you on
MIDDLE 8:
E Dsus2
Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head
E B7
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
E B7
And looking up I noticed I was late
E Dsus2
Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat
E B7 E B7
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke, somebody spoke and I went into a dream
INSTRUMENTAL:
C G D A E C G D A
E5 D5 C5 D5
VERSE 4:
G Bm Em Em7
I read the news today oh boy
C Em Am Am/E Am/F#
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
G Bm Em Em7
And though the holes were rather small
C F
They had to count them all
Em Em7 C
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
Asus2/F# Asus2/G Asus2 Asus2/B Asus2/C Asus2/D Em
I'd love to turn you on
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025