Key: C
Introduction: Am C+ C/G D7/F# F Fm
C
I' ve got a little black book with my poems in.
E
Got a bag with a toothbrush and a comb in.
F C
When I' m a good dog, they sometimes throw me a bone in.
F C
I got elastic bands keeping my shoes on.
E E7
Got those swollen hand blues.
F C
Got thirteen channels of shit on the T.V. to choose from.
C
I' ve got electric light.
C7
And I' ve got second sight.
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And amazing powers of observation.
E7
And that is how I know
Am Am/G#
When I try to get through
C/G C
On the telephone to you
D/F# Fm6 C F C
There' ll be nobody home.
F C
I' ve got the obligatory Hendrix perm.
E E7
And the inevitable pinhole burns
F Fm C
All down the front of my favourite satin shirt.
F C
I' ve got nicotine stains on my fingers.
E
I' ve got a silver spoon on a chain.
F C
I' ve got a grand piano to prop up my mortal remains.
C
I' ve got wild staring eyes.
C7
And I' ve got a strong urge to fly.
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But I got nowhere to fly to (fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to)
Am Am/G# C/G C
Ooooh, Babe when I pick up the phone
D/F# Fm6 C F C
There' s still nobody home.
F C
I' ve got a pair of Gohills boots
E E7
and I got fading roots.