Key: D
Introduction:
C C/B C A+
Guitar: [w/Flange]
A D G
When I was young they gave me a mongrel
(2/4) (4/4) . . .
D F C D
piano. Spent all my time in-
G C G F#
- venting the cup of tea.
. . .
Bm Em
Writing your name in the sea
Bm
Banging my favorite head
D G D
Missing the last bed, wa-ving a cheer - y herring.
. . .
F C D G
Balancing brass bands on the tip of my toe.
. . .
C G F# Bm
Phoning your home
from my
Bm E
loch
C C/B C A+ A
(2/4)
D G D
When I was old they gave me a model factory.
(4/4) . . .
F C D G
I met three salads out on the motor - way
. . .
C G F# Bm
Leaving your name at the
Em Bm
door. Breaking my favorite egg.
E
D G D
. . .
F C D G
Ba - lancing zepplins on the end of my
. . .
C G F# Bm
nose. Calling your name in the
Em D *
Bm E
mind.