Key: C major
Intro 1
C
F
G
F
G
F
G
F
G
Verse 1
F
Dave
C
F
- lives in a cave
F
C
F
Eb
Ab
A little way from the sea
Ebm
Ab
Two cups of tea
Ebm
Dm
C
F
And rashers for breakfast, well done
C
F
Works until one
C
F
No need to run
C
F
Eb
Ab
Just what he needs to live
Ebm
Ab
Head like a sieve
Ebm
Dm
C
Still you can't call him a slave
F
Verse 2
Bb
Dm
Gm
Rushing round the world
Dm
F
Bb
To chase the perfect crime
Dm
Gm
Rushing round the world
Dm
C
We're wasting all our time
Interlude 1
F
G
F
G
F
G
F
G
Verse 3
F
C
F
Dave - watches the waves
C
F
They come and go,
C
F
Eb
so he don't have to
Ab
Ebm
Ab
Why- reach for the sky
Ebm
Dm
C
F
He got a job once in Spain,
C
F
away from the rain
C
F
Got on a train
C
F
Eb
Ab
Turned around, came right back,
Ebm
Ab
on the same track
Ebm
Dm
C
Why doesn't he just behave
F
Verse 4
Bb
Dm
Gm
Rushing round the world
Dm
F
Bb
To chase the perfect crime
Dm
Gm
Rushing round the world
Interlude 2
C
Eb
Bb
F
Bb
F
Bb
F
Bb
Ab
Db
Abm
Db
Abm
Db
Abm
Db
Abm
Gm
Dm
F
C
Verse 5
F
C
F
Dave - lies in his grave
G
F
G
F
Eb
Ab
Under the hill, somebody took his place
Ebm
Ab
With the same face
Ebm
Dm
C
F
Whistles the same tone- deaf tune
Csus2
C
F
C
F
Works until noon, howls at the moon
C
F
Eb
Ab
Maybe he'll call in sick
Ebm
Ab
Head like a brick
Ebm
Dm
Says you can just
C
F
Bb
Call him Dave
Verse 6
Dm
Gm
Rushing round the world
Dm
Cm
Bb
To chase the perfect crime
Dm
Gm
Rushing round the world
C
Interlude 3
Eb
C
Eb
C
Verse 7
C
Eb
C
Wasting all our time
Eb
C
Wasting all our time
Eb
C
Wasting all our time
Outro 1
Wasting all our time
Eb
Cm
Eb
C
Eb
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC F G Eb Ab...
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