Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
C#m
E
C#m
A
E
C#m
Born in the middle of
B
A
G#m
B
a second big baby boom
A
E
C#m
Those noisy boys just might have
A
B
A
G#m
spoken up too soon
A
E
A
C#m
Now I'm looking for a little girl,
E
A
Big money for families having more than one
Verse 2
Follow you without a sound
A
E
Don't turn around
E
D
Verse 3
C#m
A
B
Whatever happened to the
pride of the nation?
C#m
A
E
C#m
She was sitting pretty on
A
E
A
G#m
A
a velvet cushion
E
C#m
But her bedroom eyes were like a button
A
B
A
G#m
she was pushing
B
A
E
A
She said: "When they get to Dover
C#m
A
they'll be be taking over"
E
A
I said I'd come to her defense
and then she pulled me over
Verse 4
opportunity
D
A
This is your big opportunity
Follow you without a sound
A
E
A
Don't turn around
Don't turn around
E
D
Verse 5
C#m
A
B
I'm in the foxhole, I'm down in the trench
A
B
I'd be a hero but I can't
A
C#m
stand the stench
E
C#m
The Fitness Institute was full
A
B
A
G#m
of General Motormen
E
C#m
And the "Hello House of Beauty" wouldn't
E
A
G#m
stand a chance with them
A
E
A
The chairman of this boredom
C#m
A
is a compliment collector
E
A
I'd like to be his funeral director
Verse 6
opportunity
D
A
This is your big opportunity
Follow you without a sound
A
E
Don't turn around
A
E
Don't turn around
Verse 7
E
A
turn around
E
A
Please don't turn around
E
A
Don't turn around
Don't turn around
E
A
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE C#m A B G#m...
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