E D
We are the 8 0 1
A E
We are the central shaft - And we are
D A
here to let you take advantage
E D
Of our lack of craft
A E
Certain streets have certain corners
D A
Sooner or later, we'll turn yours
E D
We are the 8 0 1
A E
We are the central shaft - And thus through-
D A
-out two years we've crossed the ocean
E D
in our little craft (Row! Row! Row!)
A E
Now we're on the telephone
D A
Making final arrangements (Ding! Ding!)
E D
We are the 8 0 1
A E
We are the central shaft
D A A
E D
Looking for a certain ratio
A A
Someone must have left it underneath the carpet
E D
Looking up and down the radio
A A
Oh-oh, nothing there this time
E D
Looking for a certain ratio
A A
Someone said they saw it parking in a car-lot
E D
Looking up and down the radio
A A
Oh-oh, nothing there this time
E D
Going back down to the radio
A A
Oh, oh - oh, oh - oh, oh - here we go!
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|
F |-----------------------|-----------------------|
C |--9-9b10------7-----9--|--9-9b10------7-----9--|
G |-----------------------|-----------------------|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|
Either keep that up for the last part, or switch to chords.
I like F#, C#, E, A when alone, or E, C#, B, F# if there is G bass.
E
We are the table, the captain's table
B
Let's get it understood, let's get it understood
D
We are the losers, we are the bruisers
A
Let's get it understood, let's get it understood
E
We are the diners, the final diners
B
Let's get it understood, let's get it understood
D
Most of us tinkers, some of us tailors,
A
And we've got candlesticks, and lots of cocktail sticks
E
We saw the lovers, the modern lovers
B
And they looked very good, they looked as if they could
D
We are the neighbours, the nosy neighbours
A
We think just like we would, we think just like we should.
Oh, oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh