Hermit Mcdermitt chords by Split Enz

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: D

Chorus:
    D
I'm Hermit McDermitt, if there's a better way I'll learn it
I'm Hermit McDermitt, my irregular ways confirm it
    D
I'm Hermit McDermitt, in my tower of ivory
If you find me, I'll burn it, you won't see me for dust
        C                               D
There's no one I trust, a Hermit I must be

Verse 1:
Dm
I won't be your criminal, I don't want your laws
Your taxi cabs and cheap kebabs and dingy dancing halls

Instrumental:
Dm Am Dm A

Verse 2:
    Dm
No, I don't want your wedding bells, no top notch salary
It's a cabin in the hills or a cottage by the sea for me

Instrumental:
Dm Am Dm A (x2)

Chorus:
    D
I'm Hermit McDermitt, if there's a better way I'll learn it
I'm Hermit McDermitt, my irregular ways confirm it
    D
I'm Hermit McDermitt, in my tower of ivory
If you find me, I'll burn it, you won't see me for dust
        C                               D
There's no one I trust, a Hermit I must be

Verse 3:
    Dm
You treated me like an afterthought, and after all I'd done
Subjected me to ridicule, that's your idea of fun

Instrumental:
Dm Am Dm A

Verse 4:
    Dm
Oh, city full of promises and citadels so grand
I said goodbye to you and yours, and left for no-man's land

Instrumental:
Dm Am Dm A (x2)

Chorus:
    D
I'm Hermit McDermitt, if there's a better way I'll learn it
I'm Hermit McDermitt, my irregular ways confirm it
    D
I'm Hermit McDermitt, in my tower of ivory
If you find me, I'll burn it, you won't see me for dust
        C                               D
There's no one I trust, a Hermit I must be

Verse 5:
Dm
Living in the wilderness brings out the beast in me
Bdim
I know I'm not the only one, whose scent is on the breeze
F/C
Some of us have broken hearts or a price upon our heads
C#aug
One day soon we'll all return and kill you in your beds

Instrumental:
Dm Am Dm A (x4)

Chorus:
    D
I'm Hermit McDermitt, if there's a better way I'll learn it
I'm Hermit McDermitt, my irregular ways confirm it
    D
I'm Hermit McDermitt, in my tower of ivory
If you find me, I'll burn it, you won't see me for dust
        C                               D
There's no one I trust, a Hermit I must be