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