Key: B
Introduction:
Bb Am
I used to work and take a salary
Bb Am
In a hole up near a foundry
Bb Am
But it did not take me too long
Chorus (riff is used in every Chorus)
Bb Am
I took a day job in Bethlehem
Bb Am
I nearly threw in the towel then
Bb Am
But it did not take me too long
Chorus
D
E 2x
verse 3
Bb Am
I took a Spanish haberdashery
Bb Am
Restored with 15th century tapestry
Bb Am
But oh, Mr. Nesbitt got the best of me
Chorus
D
Goodbye
D
verse 4
Bb Am
... am on a job you see
Bb Am
'Cause my old boots they mean too much to me
Bb Am
Leather boots are just a mystery
Chorus
Am
Those old Spanish boots
Put on my boots and said "So Long!"