1. Don’t start me talk check point ing; Char lie, he I could (E)talk all night.

My mind goes laugh sleep ing walk ing while I’m been (C#7)put ting the world to right.

Called ca reers one (B)in for ma tion.

Have you got your self (B)less an oc cu pa (A)Ol i ver’s tion.

ar my is (D)here to (E)stay.

(A)Ol i ver’s ar my are (D)on their (E)way.

And (A)I would (F#m)rath er be (A)an y where (D)else but (E)here to (A)day.

2. There was a talk check point ing; Char lie, he did n’t (E)crack a smile.

But it’s no laugh sleep ing par ty when you’ve been (C#7)on ting the mur der mile.

On ly takes one (B)itch y trig ger, one more wid ow, one (B)less white nig ger.

pa (A)Ol i ver’s tion.

ar my is (D)here to (E)stay.

i ver’s ar my are (D)on their (E)way.

And (A)I would (F#m)rath er be (A)an y where (D)else but (E)here to (A)day.

Hong Kong is (F#)up for grabs;

Lon don is (D#)full of Ar abs.

We could be in (F#)Pal es tine, (E)o ver run by a (F#)Chi nese line with the (E)boys from the Mer sey and the (F#)Thames and the Tyne.

But there’s no dan ger.

It’s a pro (F#)fes sion al ca (B)reer, though it could be ar ranged with (E)just a word from Mis ter Church ill’s ear.

If you’re out of luck or out of work we could send you to Jo (F#)han nes (B)burg.

(B)Ol i ver’s ar my is (E)here to (F#)stay.

(B)Ol i ver’s ar my are (E)on their (F#)way.

And (B)I would (G#m)rath er be (B)an y where (E)else but (F#)here to (B)day.

And (B)I would (G#m)rath er be (B)an y where (E)else but (F#)here to (B)day.

And (B)I would (G#m)rath er be (B)an y where (E)else but (F#)here to (B)day.

Oh, oh, oh, (E)oh,

(F#)oh, oh, oh, (B)oh,

Oh, oh, oh, (E)oh,

(F#)oh, oh, oh,