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The Diary Of Horace Wimp - ELO
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
ELO
The Diary of Horace Wimp (1979)
(Jeff Lynne)
From: "Discovery"
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CHORDS
e-B-G-D-A-E
A x-2-2-2-0-x
A/G x-2-0-2-x-3
A/F#m x-2-2-2-x-2
F+ x-2-2-3-x-1
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Capo 1st fret
INTRO
| A | A/G | A/F#m | F+ |
| Amaj7 | % | % | % |
Mon[Amaj7]day: Late again, today,
[Amaj7] He'd be in trouble though he'd [Dmaj7]say he was [C#m7]sorry,
[Dmaj7] He'd have to [C#m7]hurry out to the [Amaj7]bus[Dmaj7]
Tues[Amaj7]day: Horace was so sad,
[Amaj7] He'd never had a girl that [Dmaj7]he could [C#m7]care for
[Dmaj7] And if he was [C#m7]late once more, he?d be [Amaj7]out oh [Dmaj7]oh
[A] Don't be a[D7]fraid,[D] [A] just knock on the [D7]door,[D]
Well [A]he just stood there [D7]mumblin' and [D]fumblin'
[A] Then a voice from a[D7]bove[D] said
[A]"Horace Wimp, this [A7/G]is your life,
Go [A/F#]on and find your[F+]self a wife
[A]Make a stand and [A/G]be a man,
And [A/F#]you will have a [F+]great life plan"
You can [A]do it[A7/G][A/F#][F+]
Come on [A]Horace[A7/G][A/F#][F+]
Wednes[Amaj7]day: Horace met a girl,
[Amaj7] She was small and she was [Dmaj7]very [C#m7]pretty,
[Dmaj7] He thought he [C#m7]was in love, he was a[Amaj7]fraid oh [Dmaj7]oh
Thurs[Amaj7]day: Asks her for a date,
[Amaj7] The cafe down the street to[Dmaj7]morrow [C#m7]evening,
[Dmaj7]His head was re[C#m7]eling, when she said "[Amaj7]Yes, O[Dmaj7]K"
CHORUS
Fri[Amaj7]day: Horace, this is it,
[Amaj7] He asks the girl if maybe [Dmaj7]they could [C#m7]marry,
[Dmaj7] When she says "[C#m7]gladly" Horace [Amaj7]cries "Boo [Dmaj7]Hoo"
Sun[Amaj7]day: Everybody's at the church,
[Amaj7] When Horace rushes in and [Dmaj7]says "Now here comes [C#m7]my wife,
[Dmaj7] For the rest of my [C#m7]life" and she [Amaj7]did[Dmaj7]
[A] Don't be a[D7]fraid,[D] [A] just knock on the [D7]door,[D]
Well [A]he just stood there [D7]mumblin' and [D]fumblin'
[A] Then a voice from a[D7]bove[D] said
[A]"Horace Wimp, this [A7/G]is your wife,
Go [A/F#]on and find your[F+]self a life
[A]Make a stand and [A/G]be a man,
And [A/F#]you will have a [F+]great life plan"
You can [A]do it[A7/G][A/F#][F+]
Come on [A]Horace[A7/G][A/F#][F+]
CODA
| A | A7/G | A/F# | F+ | (repeat)
Horace Wimp
Horace, Horace, Horace, Horace, Horace, Horace,
Horace, Horace, Horace, Horace, Horace, Horace, Horace,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
