[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.