A  Bm  D  G  Em  A


[Verse 1]
            D           A
You're as bored as butterscotch,
       Bm            D
It's obvious we're through
        G           Em
Silk stocking lying on the chair,
  A
Sunshine sticks like glue


[Verse 2]
 D                  A
Kids are playing warrior
          Bm          D
In the blancoed yard outside,
    G                  Em
I tried to think of something
    A                 D    A  Bm  G  Em  A
I tried, I tried, I tried


[Verse 3]
     D                  A
The cat sleeps on the lino
  Bm                D
Dreaming of frozen mice
       G                         Em
You stroke your thigh with a hairbrush back
    A
Pretending that it's ice


[Verse 4]
      D         A
The warrior triumphant
          Bm           D
Takes a dustbin for a ride
          G                 Em
Crying "Fear no more, the tyrant"
    A                 D    A  Bm  A  G  Em  A
He died, he died, he died.


[Verse 5]
      D                    A
The clock complains of sunstroke
     Bm               D
And then is heard no more
   G             Em
A sick violin is put to bed
           A
By the corporal next door.


[Verse 6]
     D                   A
The lid slips off the dustbin,
      Bm             D
The warrior falls inside
     G                  Em
Spreadeagled hurt his bottom
          A                     D   A  Bm  A  G  Em  A
And his pride, his pride, his pride.


[Verse 7]
 D                           A
You throw away the hairbrush at the cat
     Bm               D
And walk towards the door,
  G              Em
Trace a final farewell
      A                D
in footprints on the floor.


[Verse 8]
D                    A
I thought about the violin
 Bm                  D
and the clock that died,
     G                 Em
And like the wounded warrior
    A                 D
I cried, I cried, I cried