Verse
Barry Gibb]
G#m
Paper mache and telegraph poles
F# Cb
Things go dead in the night
A#m
Make enough noise to make enough noise
F#
To make you want to jump with fright
A#m
Elephant's tusks and autograph books
G# C#
People you don't meet
Cm
Haven't got a bed to lay my head
A#m C# G#
Shoes to fit my feet
[Hook: Barry Gibb]
A# G Cm
Don't be scared, you're better off than nothing
F A# F7
You're answering to no one, Paper mache
[Verse 1: Barry Gibb]
G#m
Paper mache and telegraph poles
F# Cb
Things go dead in the night
A#m
Make enough noise to make enough noise
F#
To make you want to jump with fright
A#m
Elephant's tusks and autograph books
G# C#
People you don't meet
Cm
Haven't got a bed to lay my head
A#m C# G#
Shoes to fit my feet
[Hook: Barry Gibb]
A# G Cm
Don't be scared, you're better off than nothing
F A# F7
You're answering to no one, Paper mache
[Post-Hook]
Dm A#m D#
All of a sudden it happened when you did what you said you'd do
A#m F G
And you broke my heart in two like paper mache
[Verse 1: Barry Gibb]
G#m
Paper mache and telegraph poles
F# Cb
Things go dead in the night
A#m
Make enough noise to make enough noise
F#
To make you want to jump with fright
A#m
Elephant's tusks and autograph books
G# C#
People you don't meet
Cm
Haven't got a bed to lay my head
A#m C# G#
Shoes to fit my feet
[Outro: Barry and Robin]
A#m
Jimmy had a bomb and the bomb went bang
G# C#
Jimmy was everywhere