This song was created to contrast the pop music style popular at the time, introducing a rawer sound and deeper lyrical themes. It discusses lifes complexity and frustrations in social relations.
Key: G
Introduction:
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D
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D
A4
A punctured bicycle
C
G
On a hillside desolate
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Am
C
D
Will nature make a man of me yet?
G
When in this charming car
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Am
C
D
This charming man
G
Why pamper life's complexity When the leather runs smooth
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Am
C
D
On the passenger seat?
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G
I would go out tonight
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Am
C
D
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
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D
Am
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D
This man said "It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"
C7M
D4
Em
A jumped up pantry boy
A4
C7M
Who never knew his place
D4
Em
He said "return the ring"
C7M
D4
Em
He knows so much about these things
C7M
D4
Em
He knows so much about these things
G
I would go out tonight
D
Am
C
D
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
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D
Am
C
D
This man said "It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"