Artist: Gilbert O'sullivan
Intro: [Gm7] [Gm7] [Gm7] [Gm7] [Am] [D] [Am] [D]
[STROPHE 1]
[Gm7]I wouldn't be glad wouldn't be sad-I wouldn't be good if I knew what I could
[Am] [D] - [Am] [D]
And I hate to go - But I must you know
[Gm7]Duty calls - -Niagara Falls - See it go down - As it falls on the ground
[Am]And[D] gets up again [Am]At the count of ten - I would [A#]like everyone here to repeat after me
Something of which I know nothin[G#m7]g about
Namely that whic[Gm]h I will tell yo[D]u - (That[Gm] which I will te[D]ll you)
[STROPHE 2]
[Gm7]I'm going to school breaking a rule -I'm going around in a pityful frown
[Am] [D] - [Am] [D]
'Coz I didn't pass (came) - Bottom of the class (Oh! what a shame)
[Gm7]Teacher was mad -So was me dad -Took off his belt -And without any help
[Am]Rea[D]lly hit me hard - Whe[Am]re I'd stuck a card - Thick I [A#]may be but a fool I am certainly not -
Always remember the golden rule [G#m7]
When in no doubt[Gm] get a car out -[D] And while you'r[Gm]e there how abou[D]t...
[BRIDGE]
[Fm7]Fetching me one of those pneumatic drills
Boy! I really love the s[A#m]ound that they make
So good for the [Fm7]pains and aches of life in general - Don[E]'t be such a miser
[Eb]At the most a fiver's all you pay
Zwsp:
[Gm7] [Gm7] [Gm7] [Gm7] [Am] [D] [Am] [D] |[Gm7] [Gm7] [Gm7] [Gm7] [Am] [D] [Am] [D]
dudiduiduiduidudd duiduid duidui dudiuidu du
[A#]Many's the time - I have wondered about what it is
I want you all to repeat after m[G#m7]e
Something I know[Gm] you know I know[D] - (Something I [Gm]know you know I [D]know)
[STROPHE 3]
[Gm7]I wo[Gm7]uldn[Gm7]'t b[Gm7]ehold wouldn't be cold - I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my
[Am] [D] - [Am] [D]
Dear old mum and dad - And the fun they had
[Gm7]Earl[Gm7]y on[Gm7]e ni[Gm7]ght - Dad put out the light - Got hold of me mum - Said he wanted a son
[Am] [D] - [Am]
And as you can see - The result was me
[A#]Somebody told me once money does not grow on trees
Well if that's true then how do [G#m7]you explain
Apples oranges a[Gm]nd lemons - Not [D]forgetting melon[Gm]s [D]
[OUTRO]
[Gm7]no n[Gm7]onon[Gm7] on [Gm7]o non[Am]on [D]on[Am] o [D]nonon on o
[Gm7]dudi[Gm7]du d[Gm7]udid[Gm7]u du [Am]dud[D]id[Am]udi[D]dudi
[STROPHE 1]
[Gm7]I wouldn't be glad wouldn't be sad-I wouldn't be good if I knew what I could
[Am] [D] - [Am] [D]
And I hate to go - But I must you know
[Gm7]Duty calls - -Niagara Falls - See it go down - As it falls on the ground
[Am]And[D] gets up again [Am]At the count of ten - I would [A#]like everyone here to repeat after me
Something of which I know nothin[G#m7]g about
Namely that whic[Gm]h I will tell yo[D]u - (That[Gm] which I will te[D]ll you)
[STROPHE 2]
[Gm7]I'm going to school breaking a rule -I'm going around in a pityful frown
[Am] [D] - [Am] [D]
'Coz I didn't pass (came) - Bottom of the class (Oh! what a shame)
[Gm7]Teacher was mad -So was me dad -Took off his belt -And without any help
[Am]Rea[D]lly hit me hard - Whe[Am]re I'd stuck a card - Thick I [A#]may be but a fool I am certainly not -
Always remember the golden rule [G#m7]
When in no doubt[Gm] get a car out -[D] And while you'r[Gm]e there how abou[D]t...
[BRIDGE]
[Fm7]Fetching me one of those pneumatic drills
Boy! I really love the s[A#m]ound that they make
So good for the [Fm7]pains and aches of life in general - Don[E]'t be such a miser
[Eb]At the most a fiver's all you pay
Zwsp:
[Gm7] [Gm7] [Gm7] [Gm7] [Am] [D] [Am] [D] |[Gm7] [Gm7] [Gm7] [Gm7] [Am] [D] [Am] [D]
dudiduiduiduidudd duiduid duidui dudiuidu du
[A#]Many's the time - I have wondered about what it is
I want you all to repeat after m[G#m7]e
Something I know[Gm] you know I know[D] - (Something I [Gm]know you know I [D]know)
[STROPHE 3]
[Gm7]I wo[Gm7]uldn[Gm7]'t b[Gm7]ehold wouldn't be cold - I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my
[Am] [D] - [Am] [D]
Dear old mum and dad - And the fun they had
[Gm7]Earl[Gm7]y on[Gm7]e ni[Gm7]ght - Dad put out the light - Got hold of me mum - Said he wanted a son
[Am] [D] - [Am]
And as you can see - The result was me
[A#]Somebody told me once money does not grow on trees
Well if that's true then how do [G#m7]you explain
Apples oranges a[Gm]nd lemons - Not [D]forgetting melon[Gm]s [D]
[OUTRO]
[Gm7]no n[Gm7]onon[Gm7] on [Gm7]o non[Am]on [D]on[Am] o [D]nonon on o
[Gm7]dudi[Gm7]du d[Gm7]udid[Gm7]u du [Am]dud[D]id[Am]udi[D]dudi
Used chords
—