Capo
2
Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
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πΈ Intro:
E9 D9
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
πΈ Verse 1:
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
As merry as the days were long
Bm7 Dmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7
I was right and you were wrong
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Back at the old grey school
Bm7 Dmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7
I would win and you would lose
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
πΈ Bridge:
Bm7 G A
But you've got everything now
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Bm7 G A
You've got everything now
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Bm7 Dmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7
And what a terrible mess I've made of my life
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Bm7 G A
Oh, what a mess I've made of my life
πΈ Chorus 1:
D A G
No
I've never had a job
A Em Em9
Because I've never wanted one
D/F# G
I've seen you smile
A Dsus2 C9 Cmaj7 D A
But I've never really heard you laugh
G A Em Em9
So who is rich and who is poor? I cannot say oh
D/F# G
Ah
A Dsus2 C9 Cmaj7 D A G A
Em Em9
You are your mother's only son
D/F# G A
And you're a desperate one
Dsus2 C9 Cmaj7 D A G
Oh
G A Em
But I don't want a lover
Em9 D/F# G A
I just want to be seen
Dsus2 C9 Cmaj7
Oh
Bm7 Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
In the back of your car
πΈ Verse 2:
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
A friendship sadly lost?
Bm7 Dmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7
Well this is true and yet, it's false
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Oh
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
And did I ever
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Tell you, by the way?
Bm7 Dmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7
I never did like your face
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Oh
πΈ Bridge:
Bm7 G A
But you've got everything now
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Bm7 G A
You've got everything now
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Bm7 Dmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7
And what a terrible mess I've made of my life
Em7 G Dsus4 Em7 G Dmaj7 Em
Bm7 G A
Oh, what a mess I've made of my life
πΈ Chorus 2:
D A G
No
I've never had a job
A Em Em9
Because I'm too shy
D/F# G
I've seen you smile
A Dsus2 C9 Cmaj7 D A
But I've never really heard you laugh
G A Em Em9
So who is rich and who is poor? I cannot say
D/F# G
oh
A Dsus2 C9 Cmaj7 D A G A
Em Em9
You are your mother's only son
D/F# G A
And you're a desperate one
Dsus2 C9 Cmaj7 D A G
Oh
G A Em
But I don't want a lover
Em9 D/F# G
I just want to be tied
A
oh
πΈ Outro:
Dsus2 C9
G Dsus2 C9 Dsus2 C9
To the back of your car
G Dsus2 C9
To the back of your car
Dsus2 C9
To the back of your car
G Dsus2 C9
To the back of your car
Dsus2 C9
To the back of your car
G Dsus2 C9 Dsus2
To the back of your car
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Published: May 14, 2022
Last Updated: March 3, 2026