Mr. Richland's Favorite Song chords by Harry Nilsson
Verse 1
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When he was young,
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he sang in the band and his fans all looked the same
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And the fans he had were younger than he
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and they loved to scream his name
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They'd leave at the end of the third show,
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go home to talk of the fun
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Well, isn't nice the parents would say,
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well isn't nice you've got someone
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Someone to idolize,
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he must look twice his size
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I think it's great you're going
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through a phase
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And I'm awfully glad it will all be
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over in a couple of days
Verse 2
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Well, the cal endar changed and the pages fell off,
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but the singer remained the same
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And he never grew tired of singing his song,
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and his fans still called his name
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They'd leave at the end of the second show,
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go home to talk of the fun
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For most of the fans were married by then,
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so they had to be in by one
Verse 3
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I'm awfully glad, the husbands would say,
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I'm awfully glad you got someone
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Someone, I realize,
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who used to look twice his size
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I think it's great you still
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remember his name
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And I'll bet if he knew you were
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there for the show
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He'd be awfully glad you came
Verse 4
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"The time has come," the Walrus said,
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"to speak of other things"
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Like a fallen star who works in a
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bar where yesterday is king
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The fans will stay for an hour or so,
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they still remember his fame
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But the time has come the Walrus said,
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"to call your fans by name"
Outro 1
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Mr. Richland's Favorite Song
Harry Nilsson
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