Intro
[A]
Verse
Well the [G]room was [C]pink and the [G]signs were [F]serious
Paper[G]back doll[C]s being [G]slammed deli[F]rious
[G]Feeling like a [C]joke in the [G]bar under[F]neath
And it was [G]Saturday [C]night in the [G]year of the [F]good thief
Verse
Well I tumbled up the stairs the wrong way round
I hit my head on the ceiling when my feet hit the ground
And then the big dumb blonde in the gold fish bowl
cried Ella's in the band but she's got no soul!
Chorus
[D#]My friend [A#]John was a [D]serious [D#]one
[D#]Buttoned up the [A#]back and a [D]job half [D#]done
[D#]Lazy old [A#]boy when the [D]good girls [D#]turn
His [D#]teeth get [A#]itchy and his [D]rubber souls [D#]burn
[D#]When will [A#]he ev[D]er [G]learn?
Verse
Well the night was spent and my money was young
And then I had to get home before my neck was wrong
And everybody danced in the same old way
And if I'm feeling old and desperate I'll be back some day
Chorus
My friend John was a serious one
Buttoned up the back and a job half done
Lazy old boy when the good girls turn
His teeth get itchy and his rubber souls burn
When will he ever learn?
Finish playing G repeatedly
[Fin]
[A]
Verse
Well the [G]room was [C]pink and the [G]signs were [F]serious
Paper[G]back doll[C]s being [G]slammed deli[F]rious
[G]Feeling like a [C]joke in the [G]bar under[F]neath
And it was [G]Saturday [C]night in the [G]year of the [F]good thief
Verse
Well I tumbled up the stairs the wrong way round
I hit my head on the ceiling when my feet hit the ground
And then the big dumb blonde in the gold fish bowl
cried Ella's in the band but she's got no soul!
Chorus
[D#]My friend [A#]John was a [D]serious [D#]one
[D#]Buttoned up the [A#]back and a [D]job half [D#]done
[D#]Lazy old [A#]boy when the [D]good girls [D#]turn
His [D#]teeth get [A#]itchy and his [D]rubber souls [D#]burn
[D#]When will [A#]he ev[D]er [G]learn?
Verse
Well the night was spent and my money was young
And then I had to get home before my neck was wrong
And everybody danced in the same old way
And if I'm feeling old and desperate I'll be back some day
Chorus
My friend John was a serious one
Buttoned up the back and a job half done
Lazy old boy when the good girls turn
His teeth get itchy and his rubber souls burn
When will he ever learn?
Finish playing G repeatedly
[Fin]