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Intro 1
(C major) (F major) (Gsus4) (F major) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (F major)
(Gsus4)
Verse 1
(C major) "Almost missed this one," (E minor) he said
I stared (F major) at the honky
tonk (A minor) pi (G major) ano (C major)
Sure beats (E minor) living in town
The (F major) beaches are half a mile (G major) away (C major)
"Not much of the cat", (E minor) I said
He stared (F major) down underneath
(A minor) the couch (G major) (C major)
It doesn't (E minor) matter much to me (F major)
Not gonna beat it, (G major) anyway
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Verse 2
It (C major) only takes a (B flat major) few cents
(F major) more to go first (G major) class
(C major) First class only takes (B flat major) a few (F major) (G major)
It (C major) only takes a (B flat major) few cents
more (F major) to go first (G major) class
(A minor) First class only takes (F major) (G major) a
Interlude 1
few
(C major) (E minor) (F major) (A minor) (G major) (C major)
Verse 3
"It's called quint (E minor) essence," I said
She stared (F major) at an Or (A minor) eo cookie
in black (G major) and white (C major)
After wa (E minor) ter, earth, air and fire (F major)
The fifth and (G major) highest play (C major)
"Lobster okay?", (E minor) She said
I stared (F major) at her re (A minor) friger (G major) ator (C major) door
There'll be enough (E minor) for the
guy in the (F major) attic
(Gsus4) What's his name? (G major)
Verse 4
It (C major) only takes a (B flat major) few cents
(F major) more to go first (G major) class
(C major) First class only takes (B flat major) a few (F major) (G major)
It (C major) only takes a (B flat major) few cents
(F major) more to go first (G major) class
(A minor) First class only takes (F major) (G major) a few
(C major)
Verse 5
(C major) Shared a floor (Csus4) with (C major) Nashville (A minor)
The (A flat major) burger queen bought her (C major) self a pearl
A (Csus4) bloke named Boob (C major)
(F major) McNut (A minor) t bounced in
With art (A flat major) and a very pretty (C major) Cali girl
Down (G major) stair (Csus4) s,
two Spanish lov (A minor) ers were singing along (A flat major)
With some domest (C major) ic dang horn (D minor)
I had to pinch (E minor) myself,
what a (F major) hell of a house I'd stumbled (G major) on
Verse 6
(G major)
(C major) "June, July, (E minor) Au gust," she said
They stared (F major) at the summer
about (A minor) to fade (G major) away (C major)
Damn good three (E minor) months of my life
I re (F major) member now what (Gsus4) living (G major) is (C major)
"The cat's now a cat", (E minor) I say
You stare (F major) at the honky
tonk (A minor) pi (G major) ano man (C major)
Watch your (E minor) step
I just met (F major) Oliver, the (G major) lobster's his
Verse 7
It (C major) only takes a (B flat major) few good
friends (F major) to be first (G major) class
(C major) First class only takes (B flat major) a few (F major) (G major)
It (C major) only takes a few (B flat major) good
friends (F major) to be first (G major) class
(A minor) First class only takes (F major) (G major) a few
(A minor) (C major)
Verse 8
(F major) First class only takes (G major) a few (C major) (E minor) (F major)
It (A minor) only takes (G major) a few (C major) (E minor) (F major)
It (Gsus4) only (G major) takes a few (C major) (F major)
It (A minor) only takes (Gsus4) (G major) a few (C major) (F major) (G major)
Long live the (C major) island (F major)
Long (Gsus4) live the (C major) island (F major)
Long (G major) live the (C major) island
Outro 1
(C major) (F major) (Gsus4) (C major)
(F major) (Gsus4) (C major) (F major)
(C major) (F major) (Gsus4)
Only takes a few
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