Last Of The Teenage Idols chords by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Part 1:
Bm        A    G
(piano, no lyrics, repeat 2x)

Verse:
        Bm                      A     G    Bm                         A  G
You can call me the sheik of tomorrow,     sleeping on the burning sand
        Bm                         A    G        Bm                   A   G
You can call me the king of the cowboys,  'cause everybody shakes my hand
        Bm                       A   G          Bm           A    G
You can call me the soft-shoe banana.   You can peel away my skin
        Bm                      A       G
You can call me the Last of the Teenage Idols

Interlude:
Bm             A   G

Verse:
        Bm             A       G   Bm                A     G
You can hang me in the morning.    Sell my ball and chain
        Bm              A     G           Bm                A   G
You can sink me in the ocean    and I'll swim back home again
        Bm                    A     G           Bm           A  G
You can   make love to my secretary.    You can steal my money too
        Bm                       A        G
You can call me the last of the Big Time Spenders


Part 2:
E     E     E    E

Verse:
E
Grab your partners come inside. Outside there's no place to hide
E
Tell your story to the man next door. He has heard it many times before
E
Stayin' out late to play that thing. Ah doo dah diddy dah dah ding ding ding
E
Hold my hand, here we go, come on baby don't be slow


Chorus:
               Bm                         A E
'Cause I'm the Last of the Teenage Idols
    Bm                          A E
The Last of the Teenage Idols


Verse:
E
Sixteen ducks, only one drake
E
All flocked together in the middle of the lake
E
They all had boats and a rubber (float?)
E
A big sand castle at the bottom of the moat
E
(Rough trade?) Wouldn't me
E
I wouldn't be at all surprised
E
Hold tight, all night, keeping me satisfied

Chorus:
               Bm                         A E
'Cause I'm the Last of the Teenage Idols
    Bm                         A E
The Last of the Teenage Idols


Instrumental:
A       A        A       A
(no lyrics)
E       E        E       E
(no lyrics)


Verse:
E
A big fat mama on her hands and knees
E
Cryin' out baby, baby please, please, please
E
I gotta keep going. I can't keep still
E
I gotta get to the top of the hill
E
OK, alright, I wanna stay out late tonight
E
Hold my hand, don't be slow
E
Come on baby here we go


Chorus:
        Bm                         A E
I'm the Last of the Teenage Idols
    Bm                         A E
The Last of the Teenage Idols
    Bm                         A E
The Last of the Teenage Idols
Bm                          A E
Last of the Teenage Idols
        Bm                         A E
I'm the Last of the Teenage Idols
    Bm              A  E
The Last…


Part 3:
E              C#m           F#        B
(Sha la la la, sha la la la, sha la la woe oh) (background vocals repeat 2x)

E             C#m            F#        B       E    C#m          F#  B
    I was the winner            of the Teenage Idol competition

      E          C#m              F#    B
And I knew in my heart   we would never part. Mmmm
E             C#m     F#       B       E    C#m          F#  B
    I was the winner    of the Teenage Idol competition
E              C#m           F#        B
(Sha la la la, sha la la la, sha la la woe oh) (repeat and ad lib scat lyrics to fade)