G              C              G          C
Wait for me in sunny orchards; back of beyond
    G            C                G             C
I’m hoping for directions from the Slough of Despond
G      C        G                        C
 Sonia Lannaman sleeps with the fishes tonight
    G                  C            G           C
And we’ll make love to Duck Stab and it’ll be alright.


F            E                Am   G        F
“I need this life just like I need luminous strides”
     C         E          F      G F
Said Harry the Dog to the copper.


G            C                G               C
I’m the evil fairground worker in a town near you
G              C            G                   C
Let me on your moped – I can see it’s built for two
F             E                Am      G       F
 I let Dwight Stones attempt a Fosbury over my head
C          E            F    G F
 I want to live ‘till I die.


G          C               G                       C
 Like a distinguished lady whipping the top off an egg
     G                        C              G          C
I’ll throw your tyre ‘round a lamp-post as a tribute to youth.
F          E           Am      G          F
 My my, Meltonian what would I do without you?
C               E       F    G        F        C
 The cemetery’s full of indispensable cobblers.


      Bb                         F                 C
Ba ba baaa, ba da ba-ba da-da-da-daaa, la la la la la
      Bb                         F                 C
Ba ba baaa, ba da ba-ba da-da-da-daaa, la la la la la
      Bb                         F                 C
Ba ba baaa, ba da ba-ba da-da-da-daaa, la la la la la
      Bb                         F                 C
Ba ba baaa, ba da ba-ba da-da-da-daaa, la la la la la
      Bb                         F                 C
Ba ba baaa, ba da ba-ba da-da-da-daaa, la la la la la
      Bb                         F                 C
Ba ba baaa, ba da ba-ba da-da-da-daaa, la la la la la.