Intro C Dm
La la la la la la la la di di di di
[C]La la la la la la la la di di [G]di
Verse 1
My [C]lovely Auntie Lil took our bus inspector Bill into her
[Dm]bedroom and with great annoyance [F]said
[F]Outside our house you've put a stop sign and all the passengers on top
can look in and see my [G]husband and me in [C]bed
[C]He said you're joking she said you'll see just lie down on the bed
with me so he laid down with her to avoid more [F]fuss[Dm]
Her old [F]man came in and saw 'em but [C]Bill kept his decorum
He said it's [F]alright I'm just [G]waiting for a [C]bus
Chorus
[C]The early morning [Em]mist the [Am]first time that we [C]kissed outside the [Dm]churchyard
Some [G]words of wisdom spoken by a gentleman whose face was old and [C]lined
[C]The swiftly fading [Em]memory of a [Am]song that we used to [C]sing as [Dm]children
These [G]are the things you'll find amongst the ashes of the dustbins of your [C]mind
[C]La la la la la la la la di di di [Dm]di
[C]La la la la la la la la di di [G]di
Verse 2
On an [C]outing by the sea two old men sat near to me took off their boots
for a [Dm]paddle by the [F]pier
[F]One of them said you rotten swine your feet are dirtier than mine
He said of course they are I [G]didn't come last [C]year
[C]And on the seawall by the sand a boy was holding in his hand
a cornet he had bought from the cafeter[F]ia[Dm]
He dropped it [F]down a lady's neck and she [C]hollered bloomin' 'eck
That [F]seagull must've [G]flown in straight from Si[C]beria
Chorus
[C]The early morning [Em]mist the [Am]first time that we [C]kissed outside the [Dm]churchyard
Some [G]words of wisdom spoken by a gentleman whose face was old and [C]lined
[C]The swiftly fading [Em]memory of a [Am]song that we used to [C]sing as [Dm]children
These [G]are the things you'll find amongst the ashes of the dustbins of your [C]mind
[C]La la la la la la la la di di di [Dm]di
[C]La la la la la la la la di di [G]di
Verse 3
When [C]Charlie passed away his young wife heard him say I've been unfaithful
to you [Dm]many times my [F]dear
[F]She said darling never mind in fact I knew it all the time
That's why I put that [G]arsenic in your [C]beer
[C]Old Ted once took offence it was the one outside our gents it was opened up
officially last [F]year[Dm]
And it was [F]christened by Lord Gray people [C]came from miles away
'Cos they'd [F]heard that he was a [G]liberal old [C]peer
Chorus
[C]The early morning [Em]mist the [Am]first time that we [C]kissed outside the [Dm]churchyard
Some [G]words of wisdom spoken by a gentleman whose face was old and [C]lined
[C]The swiftly fading [Em]memory of a [Am]song that we used to [C]sing as [Dm]children
These [G]are the things you'll find amongst the ashes of the dustbins of your [C]mind
[C]La la la la la la la la di di di [Dm]di
[C]La la la la la la la la di di [G]di
La la la la la la la la di di di di
[C]La la la la la la la la di di [G]di
Verse 1
My [C]lovely Auntie Lil took our bus inspector Bill into her
[Dm]bedroom and with great annoyance [F]said
[F]Outside our house you've put a stop sign and all the passengers on top
can look in and see my [G]husband and me in [C]bed
[C]He said you're joking she said you'll see just lie down on the bed
with me so he laid down with her to avoid more [F]fuss[Dm]
Her old [F]man came in and saw 'em but [C]Bill kept his decorum
He said it's [F]alright I'm just [G]waiting for a [C]bus
Chorus
[C]The early morning [Em]mist the [Am]first time that we [C]kissed outside the [Dm]churchyard
Some [G]words of wisdom spoken by a gentleman whose face was old and [C]lined
[C]The swiftly fading [Em]memory of a [Am]song that we used to [C]sing as [Dm]children
These [G]are the things you'll find amongst the ashes of the dustbins of your [C]mind
[C]La la la la la la la la di di di [Dm]di
[C]La la la la la la la la di di [G]di
Verse 2
On an [C]outing by the sea two old men sat near to me took off their boots
for a [Dm]paddle by the [F]pier
[F]One of them said you rotten swine your feet are dirtier than mine
He said of course they are I [G]didn't come last [C]year
[C]And on the seawall by the sand a boy was holding in his hand
a cornet he had bought from the cafeter[F]ia[Dm]
He dropped it [F]down a lady's neck and she [C]hollered bloomin' 'eck
That [F]seagull must've [G]flown in straight from Si[C]beria
Chorus
[C]The early morning [Em]mist the [Am]first time that we [C]kissed outside the [Dm]churchyard
Some [G]words of wisdom spoken by a gentleman whose face was old and [C]lined
[C]The swiftly fading [Em]memory of a [Am]song that we used to [C]sing as [Dm]children
These [G]are the things you'll find amongst the ashes of the dustbins of your [C]mind
[C]La la la la la la la la di di di [Dm]di
[C]La la la la la la la la di di [G]di
Verse 3
When [C]Charlie passed away his young wife heard him say I've been unfaithful
to you [Dm]many times my [F]dear
[F]She said darling never mind in fact I knew it all the time
That's why I put that [G]arsenic in your [C]beer
[C]Old Ted once took offence it was the one outside our gents it was opened up
officially last [F]year[Dm]
And it was [F]christened by Lord Gray people [C]came from miles away
'Cos they'd [F]heard that he was a [G]liberal old [C]peer
Chorus
[C]The early morning [Em]mist the [Am]first time that we [C]kissed outside the [Dm]churchyard
Some [G]words of wisdom spoken by a gentleman whose face was old and [C]lined
[C]The swiftly fading [Em]memory of a [Am]song that we used to [C]sing as [Dm]children
These [G]are the things you'll find amongst the ashes of the dustbins of your [C]mind
[C]La la la la la la la la di di di [Dm]di
[C]La la la la la la la la di di [G]di
