Intro
] A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A
[VERSE 1:]
E A E
Take it short, take it fast
A E A E A
Make it good and make it last
E A E
Keep it simple, keep it sweet
A E A E
Wash your hands before you eat
[CHORUS:]
F#m F#
Well, there's one thousand, four hundred and forty-eight
B
Minutes in a day
F#
What you are is what you say
B B7 A
You save your dollars and count your pay
[VERSE 2:]
E A E
Always shining, always gleam
A E A E A
Never fat and never lean
E A E
Always smart, never dumb
A E A E
Don't pick your nose or suck your thumb
[INSTRUMENTAL:] F#m F# B F# B A
[VERSE 3:]
E A E
Try and read, have your say
A E A E A
Thinking ahead in another way
E A E
Look and see, you will find
A E A E
When you know it'll blow your mind
[CHORUS:]
F#m F#
Well, there's four hundred and forty cycles
B
In a concert-C#
F#
What you are is what you play
B B7
[OUTRO:] A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E F