[Intro]
[Am] [C+] [C] [D7] [F] [Fm]
[Verse 1]
[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] [F] [C]
When I'm a good dog, they sometimes throw me a bone in.
[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.
[Verse 2]
[C]
I've got electric light.
[C7]
And I've got second sight.
[F] [Fm] [C] [E7] [Am] [D7] [G]
And amazing powers of observation.
[E7]
And that is how I know
[Am]
When I try to get through
[C] [D] [Fm6]
On the telephone to you
[C] [F] [C]
There'll be nobody home.
[Verse 3]
[C]
I've got the obligatory Hendrix perm.
[E] [E7]
And the inevitable pinhole burns
[F] [C] [F] [C]
All down the front of my favourite satin shirt.
[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.
[Verse 4]
[C]
I've got wild staring eyes.
[C7] [F]
And I've got a strong urge to fly.
[Fm] [C] [E7] [Am] [D7] [G] [E7]
But I got nowhere to fly to.
[Am] [C] [D] [Fm6]
Ooooh, Babe when I pick up the phone
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
There's still nobody home.
[Outro]
[C]
I've got a pair of Gohills boots
[E] [E7] (let it ring)
and I got fading roots.