The Laughing Gnome Chords & Lyrics - David Bowie

[C]I was walking- down the high street- when I [Ab]heard footsteps be[C]hind me,

and [Ab]there was a little old [C]man in [F]scarlet and [C]grey, [F]chuckling away[C] .

Well he trotted- back to my house- and he [Ab]sat beside the [C]telly,

with his [Ab]tiny hands on his [C]tummy, c[F]huckling [C]away, c[F]hugging all da[C]y.

[spoken] "I ought to report you to the gnome office." "Gnome office, ha,ha,ha!"

[Bb9]Ha,ha, ha!- [F7]Hee,hee, hee!- [Bb9]I'm a laughing gnome and you c[F7]an't catch me.-

[Bb9]Ha,ha, ha!- [F7]Hee,hee, hee!- [Bb9]I'm a laughing gnome and you c[Ab7]an't catch me.-[F7]

Said the laughing [C]gnome.
[Ab] [C]

Well I gave him- roasted toad-stools- And a glass of dandelion wine.

Then I [Ab]put him on a train to [C]Eastbourne and [F]carried his [C]bag and [F]gave him a fag.[C]


[C]"Ave you got a light boy?" "'Ere! Where do you come from?"


"Gnome-man's land." "Oh,really."

[C]In the morning- when I woke up- he was [Ab]sitting on the edge of my [C]bed-

with his [Ab]brother whose name was [C]Fred. He'd [F]brought him [C]along- to [F]sing me a song.-[C]

[C]"Alright let's here it?" "'Ere! what's that clicking sound?"

"That's Fred. He's a metrognome.[F]" "Own up. I'm a gnome, ain' I?"

[C]"Ain't you got a gnome to go to?"


"No! We're gnomads." "Didn't they teach you to get your 'aircut at school? You
look like a rolling gnome."

"Not at the London school of Ecognomics."

[C]Now they staying- up the chimney- and we're [Ab]living on caviar and [C]honey-

'cause they're [Ab]earning me lots of [C]money,writing [F]comedy [C]prose for [F]radio s[C]hows.

"It's the er- it's the gnome service, of course."

[repeat chorus and fade]