Key: C
Introduction:
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I'm never gonna be the handyman around the house my father was
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So don't be asking me to hang a curtain rail for you, because
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Screwdriver business just gets me confused
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It takes me half an hour to change a fuse
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And when I flicked the switch the lights all blew
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I'm not your handyman
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Don't be expecting me to put up shelves or build a garden shed
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But I can write a song that tells the world how much I love you instead
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I'm not any good at pottery so let's lose the 't' and just shift back the 'e'
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And I'll find a way to make my poetry build a roof over our heads
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I know it looks like I'm just reading the paper
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But these ideas I'll turn to gold dust later
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Cause I'm a writer not a decorator?
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I'm not your handyman