Droppin' Off The Perch chords by GREG CHAMPION

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Verse 1
D 
 (D major) In Darwin and Kalingadoo,
A 
they're all  (A major) dropping off the perch
Dropping off the perch
In Norfolk Isle and Humpty Doo,
D 
they're all  (D major) dropping off the perch
Dropping off the perch
Be you six foot four or four foot five
G 
When  (G major) that date with fate arrives
D 
B 
You  (D major) never get out of this world  (B major) alive
Em 
A 
F#m 
So go  (E minor) for  (A major) all your wor (F sharp minor) st
B 
Em 
A 
D 
 (B major) Cause we're  (E minor) all dropping off  (A major) the  (D major) perch
In hospitals and old folks' homes
A 
they're  (A major) turnin' up the toes
Turnin' up the toes
In cemeteries and spots like those
D 
they're  (D major) givin' up the ghosts
Givin' up the ghosts
If you breathe out and you
can't breathe in
G 
That's  (G major) a telling sign, my friend
D 
B 
Your  (D major) long -term future's looking  (B major) grim
Em 
A 
F#m 
B 
So go  (E minor) for  (A major) all your worth,  (F sharp minor)  (B major) 
Em 
A 
D 
cos we're  (E minor) all dropping off  (A major) the  (D major) perch
In the bush and the city
without much fuss
A 
they're  (A major) dropping off the perch
Dropping off the perch
Cashing in chips and biting the dust
D 
and  (D major) dropping off the perch
Dropping off the perch
If they grab that shovel
and start to dig,
G 
you're  (G major) clearly falling off the twig
D 
B 
So  (D major) give your bucket one  (B major) big kick
Em 
A 
F#m 
and  (E minor) go  for  (A major) all you're  (F sharp minor) worth
B 
Em 
 (B major) Cos we're  (E minor) all dropping
A 
D 
off  (A major) the  (D major) perch
A 
D 
Dropping  (A major) off the perch  (D major) 
Be you six foot four or four foot five
G 
When  (G major) that date with fate arrives,
D 
B 
you  (D major) never get out of this  (B major) world alive
Em 
A 
F#m 
B 
So go  (E minor) for  (A major) all you're  (F sharp minor) worth,  (B major) 
Em 
A 
D 
cos we're  (E minor) all droppin'  (A major) off the  (D major) verge
A 
D 
If  (A major) you  (D major) breathe out and you
can't breathe in,
G 
 (G major) that's a telling sign, my friend
D 
B 
Your  (D major) long -term future's  (B major) looking grim
Em 
F#m 
B 
So call  (E minor) your local hearse,  (F sharp minor)  (B major) 
Em 
F#m 
and  (E minor) pop yourself off to church  (F sharp minor) 
B 
Em 
 (B major) Cos we're  (E minor) all dropping
A 
F#m 
B 
off  (A major) the  (F sharp minor) perch  (B major) 
Em 
A 
D 
We're  (E minor) all dropping off  (A major) the per (D major) ch