Verse
Barry Gibb]
F#m
Paper mache and telegraph poles
E A
Things go dead in the night
G#m
Make enough noise to make enough noise
E
To make you want to jump with fright
G#m
Elephant's tusks and autograph books
F# B
People you don't meet
A#m
Haven't got a bed to lay my head
G#m B F#
Shoes to fit my feet
[Hook: Barry Gibb]
G# F A#m
Don't be scared, you're better off than nothing
D# G# D#7
You're answering to no one, Paper mache
[Verse 1: Barry Gibb]
F#m
Paper mache and telegraph poles
E A
Things go dead in the night
G#m
Make enough noise to make enough noise
E
To make you want to jump with fright
G#m
Elephant's tusks and autograph books
F# B
People you don't meet
A#m
Haven't got a bed to lay my head
G#m B F#
Shoes to fit my feet
[Hook: Barry Gibb]
G# F A#m
Don't be scared, you're better off than nothing
D# G# D#7
You're answering to no one, Paper mache
[Post-Hook]
Cm G#m C#
All of a sudden it happened when you did what you said you'd do
G#m D# F
And you broke my heart in two like paper mache
[Verse 1: Barry Gibb]
F#m
Paper mache and telegraph poles
E A
Things go dead in the night
G#m
Make enough noise to make enough noise
E
To make you want to jump with fright
G#m
Elephant's tusks and autograph books
F# B
People you don't meet
A#m
Haven't got a bed to lay my head
G#m B F#
Shoes to fit my feet
[Outro: Barry and Robin]
G#m
Jimmy had a bomb and the bomb went bang
F# B
Jimmy was everywhere