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Abracadabra

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March 4, 2025

Common People

Verse

G	D	G	D

Chorus and Bridge

C	G	D	G

[Intro] - C

[Verse 1]

She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College
That's where I Caught her eye
She told me that her Dad was loaded
I said "In that case I'll have a rum and CocaCola", She said "Fine"
And then in thirty seconds time she said
 
[Chorus]

I wanna live like common people
I wanna do whatever common people do
Wanna sleep with common people
I wanna sleep with common people, Like you
What else could I do
I said "I'll see what I can do"
 
[Verse 2]

I took her to a supermarket
I don't know why, But I had to start it somewhere
So it started there
 I said, "pretend you've got no money"
She just laughed and said
"Oh you're so funny"
I said "Yeah?
Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here?
Are you sure"
 
[Chorus]

You wanna live like common People
You wanna do whatever common people do
Wanna sleep with common people 
Wanna sleep with common people like me
But she didn't understand
She just smiled and held my hand
 
[Verse 3]

Rent a flat above a shop
Cut your hair and get a job
Smoke some fags and play some pool
Pretend you never went to school
But still you'll never get it right
'Cause when you're laid in bed at night
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your Dad he could stop it all, yeah
 
[Chorus]

You'll never live like common people
You'll never do whatever common people do
Never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
And then dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do

[Solo]
C G C G

[Chorus]

Sing along with the common people
Sing along and it might just get you through
Laugh along with the common people
Laugh along even though they're laughing at you
And the stupid things that you do
Because you think that poor is cool
 
 
[Verse 4]

 Like a dog lying in a corner
They will bite you and never warn you
Look out, they'll tear your insides out
 'Cause everybody hates a tourist
Especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh
Yeah and the chip stain's grease
Will come out in the bath

[Bridge]

You will never understand
How it feels to live your life
With no meaning or control
And with nowhere left to go
You are amazed that they exist
And they burn so bright
Whilst you can only wonder why

[Verse 3]
 
[Chorus]

Never live like common people
Never do what common people do
Never fail like common people
Never watch your life slide out of view
And then dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do

[Outro]

 Wanna live with common people like you (x6)

December 15, 2024

Log Drivers Waltz

Verse

D	-	G	-
A	-	A7	D
D	-	G	-
A	-	D	A

Chorus

D	-	G	-
D	-	A	-
D	- 	G	-
D	-	A	D

INTRO: D, D, D, D
 
VERSE 1

If you should ask any girl from the parish a-round
What pleases her most from her head to her toes
She'll say: I'm not sure that it's business of yours
But I do like to waltz with a log driver, (for he goes)
 
CHORUS:

For he goes birling down, a-down white water
That's where the log driver learns to step lightly
It's birling down, a down white water
A log drivers waltz pleases girls com-pletely

VERSE 2

When the drive's nearly over, I like to go down
To see all the lads while they work on the river
I know that come evening they'll be in the town
And we all want to waltz with a log driver (for he goes)
 
(CHORUS)
 
VERSE 3

To please both my parents, I've had to give way
And dance with the doctors and merchants and lawyers
Their manners are fine, but their feet are of clay
For there's none with the style of a log driver (for he goes)
 
(CHORUS)
 
VERSE 4

I've had my chances with all sorts of men
But none is so fine as my lad on the river
So when the drive's over, if he asks me again
I think I will marry my log driver  (for he goes)
 
(CHORUS) X2

December 15, 2024

9 to 5

Verse

G	-	C	-
G	-	D	-
G	-	C	-
G	D	G	-

Chorus

C	-	-	-
G	-	-	-
C	-	-	-
A	-	D	-

[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
Tumble outta bed 
And I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch 
And try to come to life
Jump in the shower 
And the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the street 
The traffic starts jumpin'
The folks like me on the job from 9  to 5
 
[Chorus]
Workin' 9 to 5,
What a way to make a livin'
Barely  gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy
If you let it
9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would  think that I
Would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is  out to get me
 
[Verse 2]
They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the bossman's ladder
But you got dreams
He'll never take away
You're in the same boat
With a lotta your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
'N' the tide's gonna turn
And it's all gonna roll your way
 
 
[Chorus]
Workin' 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin'
Barely  gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And you never get the credit
It's enough to drive you crazy
If you let it
9 to 5, yeah
They got you where they want you
There's a  better life
And you think about it, don't you
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it
And you spend your life
Puttin' money in his wallet
 
 
[Outro (Fade Out)]
9 to 5, whoa
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And then they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy
If you let it
9 to 5, yeah
They got you where they want you
There's a better life
And you dream about it, don't you
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it
And you spend your life
Puttin' money in his wallet

December 15, 2024

Swinging on a Star

Chorus and Outro

E7	A7	D	G

Verse 

G	C	G	C
G	C	G	C
A7	-	D	-
A7	-	D	-
G	C	G	C
A7	-	G	-

[Chorus]

Would you like to swing on a star,
Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
And be better off than you are?
Or would you rather be a mule?

[Verse 1]
A mule is an animal with long funny ears.
He kicks up at anything he hears.
His back is brawny but his brain is weak.

He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak.
And by the way, if you hate to go to school,
You may grow up to be a mule.
 
[Chorus]
Or would you like to swing on a star,
Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
And be better off than you are?
Or would you rather be a pig?
 
[Verse 2]
A pig is an animal with dirt on his face.
His shoes are a terrible disgrace.
He has no manners when he eats his food.
He's fat and lazy and extremely rude.
But if you don't care a feather or a fig,
You may grow up to be a pig.
 
[Chorus]
Or would you like to swing on a star,
Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
And be better off than you are?
Or would you rather be a fish?
 
[Verse 3]
A fish won't do anything but swim in a brook.
He can't write his name or read a book.
To fool the people is his only thought,
and though he's slippery, he still gets caught.
But then if that sort of life is what you wish,
You may grow up to be a fish.
 
[Outro]
And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo;
Every day you meet quite a few.
So, you see, it's all up to you.
You can be better than you are.
You could be swingin' on a star!

December 15, 2024

Island Song

Intro:  44, 30, 32, 23, 20, 23, 10, 12, 10, 23, 10, 10, 23