Intro
E G B G#m
[Verse 1]
E G B
I'm totally confused
G#m
By you
E G B
I'm totally confused
G#m
By you
E G B
Theres a ten foot man
G#m
Making my lunch
E G B
I'll never understand
G#m F#
I want you so much
[Chorus]
E B A#
And I never, ever want it
E B A#
And I never, ever want it
E B A#
And I never, ever want it
E B A#
And I never, ever want it
E G B G#m
[Verse 2]
E G B
I'm totally confused
G#m
By you
E G B
I'm totally confused
G#m
By you
E G B
Whisper in my face
G#m
Scream in my ear
E G B
Pack me in a suitcase
G#m
With the can of beer
[Chorus]
E B A#
And I never, ever want it
E B A#
And I never, ever want it
E B A#
And I never, ever want it
E B A#
And I never, ever want it
E G B G#m
6. Piece Of Shit
[Intro]
F# G#m C# F# D#m G#m C# B x2
[Chorus]
F# G#m
I called my baby a piece of shit
C# F#
She hated it, I hated it
D#m G#m C# B
Funny thing is now we both feel fine
F# G#m
She let go and I caught it
C# F#
I hated it, She hated it
D#m G#m C# B F# G#m
Hope it doesn't happen all the time
[Verse 1]
C# G#m
Ripping up the carpet tiles
C# G#m
Greeted by a lonely smile
C# B
And the foundations seemed so solid
G#m C#
By the roof was always leaking, woo-hoo-hoo!
F# G#m C# F# D#m G#m C# B x2
[Verse 2]
F# G#m
If you call my name I'll come strolling
C# F#
Because I've fallen in the flame
G#m
If you think I'm all that you want
C# F# G#m C#
The restaurant is booked in your name
[Chorus]
F# G#m
I called my baby a piece of shit
C# F#
She hated it, I hated it
D#m G#m C# B
Funny thing is now we both feel fine
F# G#m
She let go and I caught it
C# F#
I hated it, She hated it
D#m G#m C# B F# G#m F#
Hope it doesn't happen all the time
7. Pinball Lez
[Intro]
C# E
G# Cm Gm C#
G# Cm Gm C# G#
[Verse 1]
Cm Gm
Pinball Lez is shacked up
C# G# D# G#
With Nan's girlfriend
Cm Gm
Reconditioning pinballs
C# G#
He farms them out again
[Verse 2]
Cm Gm
The word on the street is suggesting
C# G# D# G#
Things aren't so great
Cm Gm
At the St. Lucia residence
C# G#
Things are pretty quiet at night
[Chorus]
C#
And no-one seems to be
E G#
Answering the phone
C# D#
Oh Lez come home (Leslie!)
G#
The pinballs need you
C# D#
Oh Lez come home (Leslie!)
G#
I promise the school-kids won't tease you
C# D#
Oh Lez come home (Leslie!)
G#
The cops will understand everything
C# D#
Oh Lez come home (Leslie!)
F# Gm G# Cm Gm C# G#
The casinos are rigged to beat you
Cm Gm C# G#
[Verse 3]
Cm Gm
Lez has given up
C# G#
He's moving out to Stanthorpe
Cm Gm
Swidden agriculture
C# G#
Things are pretty quiet at night
[Chorus]
C# E C#
Out in the fields today
E
No-one seems to be
G#
Answering the phone
C# D#
Oh Lez come home (Leslie!)
G#
The pinballs need you
C# D#
Oh Lez come home (Leslie!)
G#
I promise the school-kids won't tease you
C# D#
Oh Lez come home (Leslie!)
G#
The cops will understand everything
C# D#
Oh Lez come home (Leslie!)
F# Gm G# Cm Gm C# G#
The casinos are rigged to beat you
8. Sons And Daughters
[Verse 1]
B F# A E
If I could read their writing I would let you know
B F# A E
All about their records and the places they go
F# A E G#m
I don't get it but I see it in the sun
A E B F# C#
And the aerosols they use are never captured by security
[Verse 2]
B F# A E
Cameras talking and the lenses are walking
B F# A E
All of it's funky just to let me know
[Chorus]
F#
I don't get it (I don't get it)
A
But I get it (I don't get it)
E G#
From the sons and daughters
A E B F# C#
We spent all of our money on groceries from Seessel's
[Bridge]
D A D
I fell asleep in the morning light
A D
I fell asleep in the very first light
A D
And as the day had just begun
Bm D A
With you lying in the sun
D A D
Lying in the very last sun
D A D
Lying in the sun
A D
Lying in the very last sun
[Verse 3]
B F# A E
If I could read their writing I would let you know
B F# A E
Progress from colouring to outlining to piecing on their own
F# A E G#
I like you because you are just the right height
B A
If I could read their writing I would let you know
9. Nice Bird
[Intro]
E G# G
E G# G
[Verse 1]
E G# G
I've got a nice bird
E G# G
I've got a nice bird
F#m C#m F#m C#m
I understand that a bird in my hand
A G#
Is worth two in the bush
F#m C#m F#m C#m A
Understand that the bird is the word that I use
G# G
To describe you
[Chorus]
E G# G
I've got a nice bird
E G# G
I've got a nice bird
E G# G
I've got a nice bird
[Verse 2]
F#m C#m F#m C#m
This world divides into people who think
A G#
There are two kinds of folks and those who don't
F#m C#m F#m C#m
Trey's got the feathers and a 12-gauge shotgun
A G# E D X 2
Volkswagens from the Reich!
[Chorus]
E G# G
I've got a nice bird
E G# G
I've got a nice bird
[Bridge]
Bm E A
There's a stretch of road out past The Gap
D G
Where they're taking some snaps, stick to the music champ
The words are important
C#7 E D X 4
The words are important!
[Chorus]
E G#m G
I've got a nice bird
E G#m G
I've got a nice bird X 5
[Outro]
F# F#
N.I.C.E.B.I.R.D. bird
10. No Rock And Roll Record
[Verse 1]
B F# B F#
No rock'n'roll singer is going to sing my song
D#m C# E
Same stupid words going over and over
B F# B F#
The drop-out turned out trashing my sound
D#m C# E
Rub the lines off the back of my hands
[Chorus]
F#
I cut my teeth on the end of my bed
C#
I never ever sang in a high school band
F# C# D#m
Somehow you would think I would have figured it out by now
E
By now
[Verse 2]
B F# B F#
No rock'n'roll record made no difference to me
D#m C# E
No seven inch, twelve inch, cassette, AD
B F# B F#
Not wasting my time on a dumb pop song
D#m C# E
Cut my hair going back to my bank job
[Chorus]
F#
The radio could have been kinder to me
C#
But I never looked good on a colour TV
F# C# D#m
Somehow you would think I would have figured it out by now
E
By now
B F# B F# D#m C# E x2
[Bridge]
A C# D E
I've got a message from the other side
A C# D
It came to me last night in semaphore
E F#
But I can't play the minor chords
[Verse 3]
B F# B F#
No rock'n'roll record made no difference to me
D#m C# E
No seven inch, twelve inch, cassette, AD
B F# B F#
Not wasting my time on a dumb pop song
D#m C# E
Cut my hair going back to my bank job
11. Sinatra Theory
[Verse 1]
B G#m
I walk these corridors
B G#m
Don't think I'm ever coming home
B G#m
One time to be your friend
B G#m
I killed off everything you owned
C#m B G#m
Losing the money was the hardest thing to own
[Chorus]
B G#m
I'm coming home
[Verse 2]
B G#m
I had some money once
B G#m
I hear I spent it all on you
B G#m
One time your Christmas lights
B G#m
I threw my body on the lawn
C#m B G#m
I'm smashing bugs with a ping-pong bat at home
[Chorus]
B G#m
I'm coming home
B G#m
My skeleton falls down
B G#m
I'm coming home
[Bridge]
G D
Community radio station rock gets played in the parking lots
A Em
These speakers amplify the tones
[Chorus]
B G#m
I'm coming home
B G#m
My skeleton falls down
B G#m B
I walk these corridors
12. Schtum
[Verse 1]
D
I'm remaining schtum
I'm not going to speak out any more
Em D
I'm gonna be quiet, so quiet
Em Bm
Almost silent like the flow
[Verse 2]
D
Now that you are missing
I've called the searching off
Em
I'll blame it on the light
D
And I'm so tired
Em Bm
We'll resume it at dawn
[Chorus]
Em Gm
Floating in the water
G D
The floor is far below
[Verse 3]
Em
I'm heading for Japan
D
If I don't get snagged first
Em Bm
As the water overflows
[Break]
D Em D Em Bm
Whistling bit
[Chorus]
Em Gm
Floating in the water
G D
The floor is far below
[verse 4]
Em
I'm heading for Japan
D
If I don't get snagged first
Em Bm D
As the water overflows
13. The Truth About Drugs
[Verse 1]
A E
All the junkies are piling in their cars
B Bm
And the kids can stay home from school
A E
Got the fire sticks, got the guns
D E D
We got some CDs and and some tapes to tape them on
[Chorus]
A E D
Seems the bitumen was made for me (made for me)
A E D
And the lines in the middle too (middle too)
A E
F#nd they was travelling from A to G# (F# to B)
F#m E A
And I love only you
[Verse 2]
A E A E
We gotta stop at a chemist I know
D E C#m F#m
And that's the last of the car lighter
A E A E
I got a headache and my headache won't go
D E C# G
Were only eating places truck drivers go
[Chorus]
A E D
Seems the bitumen was made for me (made for me)
A E D
And the lines in the middle too (middle too)
A E
F#nd they was travelling from A to G# (F# to B)
F#m E A
And I love only you
[Outro]
A E F#m E
This is called the truth about drugs
A E F#m E
(This is called the truth about drugs)
A E F#m E
This is called the truth about drugs
A E F#m E D
(This is called the truth about drugs)
14. Music Is Crap
[Verse 1]
A E D A
Red eyes blue gaze, you look like hell today
E D A
Step out on parade, you do it so well
E D A
Your favourite shirt, those shoes that you bought in Perth
E D A
Dumb Hair smart slacks, that's rock apparel
[Chorus]
D
(Ahhhhhh)
A D A D
Music is crap aliens told me so
A D A D
Better than that, were gonna let you know
A D A D
Just listen up, become a receiver
A D E
And then space out, when you're a believer
D
That's what religion's for
A D A D
Music is crap
[Verse 2]
A E D A
Think of your friends, then put one on the door
E D A
Everythings free, but were still poor
D A
Don't matter what you like, aliens hate it
D E
Rock, pop, metal, shop, they just berate it
D
And I've found
E D
They dig the silence, hate the sound
E D
So pick up your telescopes, put your guitars down
E
That's what I've found..
[Chorus]
A D A D
Music is crap aliens told me so
A D A D
Better than that, were gonna let you know
A D A D
Just listen up, become a receiver
A D E
And then space out, when you're a believer
D
That's what religion's for
A D A D
Music is crap
A D A D
Music is crap
A D A D
Music is crap
A D A D
Music is crap
15. The Drum
[Verse 1]
B F# B F#
After the show yeah we have to go
A# D#
You don't like it, I don't like it
B F# B F#
Write me a note about all of the folks
A# D# F#
You have lied to, and you've sold to
[Chorus]
G# A E
Has anybody seen my guitar and case
A# F
'Cos it seems out of place
C# G# A#
Won't you be so kind to find it?
A E
I had my amp there as well
A# F
But I think that it fell
C# G# A#
Left to the stage right behind it
We won't find it
[Verse 2]
B F# B F#
Just like the blow that went right to your head
A# D#
You don't show it. You don't show it
B F# B F#
Now off to the station we had to go
A# F
You don't like it, no you don't like it
[Chorus]
G# A E
Has anybody seen my guitar and case
A# F
'Cos it seems out of place
C# G# A#
Won't you be so kind to find it?
A E
I had my amp there as well
A# F
But I think that it fell
C# G# A#
Left to the stage right behind it
A#
We won't find it
A#
I don't like it
[Bridge]
D# E
Guitar and case, yeah!
G# B D#
(Woah!)
E
Not in its place, yaaargh!
G# B D#
(Woah!)
E
My amp's there as well!
G# B D#
(Woah!)
E
I think that it fell, yeah, yeah!
G# B
(Woah!)
[Verse 3]
B F# B F#
After the show yeah we have to go
A# D#
You don't like it, I don't like it
B F# B F#
Write me a note about all of the folks
A# D# F#
You have lied to, and you've sold to
[Chorus]
G# A E
Has anybody seen my guitar and case
A# F
'Cos it seems out of place
C# G# A#
Won't you be so kind to find it?
A E
I had my amp there as well
A# F
But I think that it fell
C# G# A#
Left to the stage right behind it
A#
We won't find it
A#
No you don't like it, like it, like it
[Outro]
D# E
Guitar and case, yeah!
G# B D#
(Woah!)
E
Not in its place, yaaargh!
G# B D#
(Woah!)
E
My amp's there as well!
G# B D#
(Woah!)
E
I think that it fell, yeah, yeah!
G# B
(Woah!)
G# F#
Off the stage, yeah
G# B
Off the stage, yeah
G# F#
Off the stage, yeah
G# D#
16. Eight Years Of Rock And Roll Has Completley Destroyed My Memory
[Verse 1]
F# C# D#m B
I've got no memories
A#m F#
Oooh that's what I need
C# D#m B
I've got no past or yesterdays
A#m G#m
Memories is what I need
A#m F# C# B C#
But these memories are made for speed
[Verse 2]
F# C# D#m B
I've forgot this morning
A#m F#
Forgot this evening too
C# D#m B
I'll have to beg your pardon
A#m G#m
Your name starts with a Q
A#m F# C# B
Oh no it's something I've missed
C# F# B F#
My memory's missed
[Bridge]
B F# E
I understand about your tan
B F# E
So let me sleep tonight
B
If there's a song in my throat
F# E
Guess it's something I ate
B F# E
I guess must be throwing up
A F#m
So kiss me
A F#m
And make me believe
A F#m
In ideologies
A F#m
And the streets of sesame
F#
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh wah!
Bm F#m G#m E D#m B
[Verse 3]
F# C# D#m B
I've got a good idea
A#m F#
To write my memories down
C# D#m B
Then I'll have nothing to fear
A#m G#m
When mine lets me down
A#m A#
I'll find names and addresses on paper on the ground
B F#
I'm good with faces, no good with names