Harry's Wall chords by Loudon Wainwright III

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Hello. Hello. Wow. All right.
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Thanks for coming out.
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Everywhere I go in this town,
people recognize me.
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Probably because they've seen me
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singing these songs on TV.
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In the last few weeks
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I've found a cold mine of exposure
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My career has taken off
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I'm a celebrity
The guy I buy my grapefruit
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from smiles at me every morning
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All the tellers at my bank
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are at my beck and call
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And Harry owns the shop in town
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where I take my dry cleaning
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I gave him my eight by ten
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to hang up on his wall
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Pretty soon I'll be a name
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in each and every household
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A  life -long dream is coming true
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and it's happening for me
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On the street the people stare
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I can hear them whisper
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There he goes, that's what's -his -name
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We saw him on TV
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I'll be doing this same solo
two more times
so don't get overexcited.
I try to be polite and friendly
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Down to earth and normal
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So when I walk away they'll say
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He's just like you and me
But there is a pressure and
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It's so hard to act natural
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Oh, when millions see you every week,
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sing these songs on TV.
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The snooty waitress in the wine bar
is acting pretty friendly.
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Fending off these friendly females,
it's pretty damn tricky.
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The 8 by 10s on Harry's wall,
they're
The stars you all have heard
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of Frankie Vaughn,
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The Three Degrees,
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Chaz and Dave and me
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All my life, all that I wanted
was to be real famous
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On a surname basis
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With a lot of maitre d's
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I'm the talking toast of this town,
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listen to them murmur
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There he goes, that's what's his name,
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we saw him on TV
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I'd like to take the time right now
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to thank my old pal Jasper for hiring me to
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write and sing these great songs on TV.
It's advertising for myself.
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I guess by now you've noticed
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almost all the songs I write
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somehow pertain to me.
If you want an autograph,
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I  can understand that.
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I  can be reached at this address.
Pencils ready, here we go.
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Dr. Wainwright, Care of Asgard,
125 Parkway, London,
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NW1. An 8 by 10 like Harry has will cost a little extra.
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They're in demand.
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And they're going fast
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Salem is, know
London is a lonely town
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But I am never lonely
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Everybody knows me here
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It's clear and plain to see
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Yesterday a guy walked up
He tapped me on the shoulder,
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he said, I knew what's his name,
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I saw you on TV.
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Yesterday a guy walked up
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He tied me on the shoulder
He said, oh, you, what's his name?
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I saw you on TV. TV
Thank you very much,
and great to be back in London.
Thanks for coming out here.
You paid, I know.
They're going to pay me.
It's all gonna work out just fine.