Intro: A (4x)
verse 1:
A D A
My made-to-measure suit is weighing down upon me shoulders,
D A
The trousers and the strait-jacket are worn.
D A
They say they should fit better as they get a little older,
E
But now they've grown old, and I've just found my form.
A D A
Sunset's on the City, so the City's on its way
D A
To tiny tots, and time for pots of tea,
D A
And though I'm hoarse with talking I've not said a thing all day
E
That you could not have said as well as me.
E D (walking bass) A
So today may be the day when I buy myself a surfing-board,
D A E
Throw snowballs at the teacher, or fall upon my sword,
D
But I would not like to hurt you, or bleed upon your floor,
A E A
So I'll see you when I see you, if I'm there.
A D A
Signs stuck to the station walls adhere to the opinion
D A
That I should not be standing here at all.
D A
I should be on a sailing-ship, or flying to Londinium
E
At prices quite extravagantly small,
A D A
But I await a train that's late to do my share of travelling:
D A
I see the world along the North Shore line.
D A
The tangled string that is me life's been far too long unravelling,
E
And there's new loose ends appearing all the time.
E D (walking bass) A
So today may be the day when I buy myself a surfing-board,
D A E
Throw snowballs at the teacher, or fall upon my sword,
D
But I would not like to hurt you, or bleed upon your floor,
A E A
So I'll see you when I see you, if I'm there.
A D A
Could be I'm old, for I've caught a cold, or something just as awful,
D A
But I feel a dreadful need to kick a cat,
D A
To pull rude faces, say bad words, do something quite unlawful,
E
But what then would I do when I'd done that?
A D A
Maybe I would touch the sky, or drink a pint of Cider,
D A
Maybe I would try to fly a kite,
D A
Maybe I'd pretend that I was sitting right beside her,
E
And pretend that childrens' days don't end at night.
E D (walking bass) A
So today may be the day when I buy myself a surfing-board,
D A E
Throw snowballs at the teacher, or fall upon my sword,
D
But I would not like to hurt you, or bleed upon your floor,
A E A
So I'll see you when I see you, if I'm there.