Key: F# minor
Verse 1
garter belt and a toupee
He's in the news,
he's on the radio
He was a heavyweight
champion of the world
to him in that hotel,
Am
B
but it got him two years in a prison cell.
Em
B
He says God himself chose
him to lead his flock,
Channel 9, 8 o 'clock.
who could play the guitar
they worshipped his star
at the age of 42
Em
C
On the flip side of fate
Em
F
You get the greater
Am
B
than the blame
Em
C
Oh, there was Fatty Arbuckle
and Charles Van Dorn
to feel love and scorn
the more dramatic the fall
He was on Saturday morning,
children's TV
at the movies alone
B
Em
It's not a telephone, uh -uh!
Interlude 1
Verse 2
in a Mercedes -Benz
Am
Had no idea her life was coming to an end
in the blink of an eye
Em
C
On the flip side of fate
Am
B
When everybody knows your name
Em
C
On the flip side of fame
Em
F
B
You get the greater than the blame
Oh Humpty Dumpty
should have known better
When you look like that,
when you shape like that
You got no business
climbing up on any walls
He was asking for it.
But if he hadn't fallen,
he wouldn't be famous today,
now would he?
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEm Am B C G...
More songs by Christine Lavin
Discover chords for more songs to play
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
Recently added
Recently added chords & tabs