I read the (Bm)news to day, oh (Em)boy,

a bout a (Em)luck y man who (Am)made the grade.

And though the news was rath er (Em)sad,

well, I just (F)had to laugh,

I saw the (F)pho to graph.

He blew his (Bm)mind out in a (Em)car;

he did n’t (Em)no tice that the (Am)lights had changed.

A crowd of peo ple stood and (Em)stared.

They’d seen his (F)face be fore; (Em)no bod y was real ly sure if (Em)he was from the House of Lords.

I saw a (Bm)film to day, oh (Em)boy;

the Eng lish (Em)ar my had just (Am)won the war.

A crowd of peo ple turned a (Em)way,

but I just (F)had to look, (Em)no bod y was real ly sure if (Em)he was from the House of Lords.

hav ing (Em)read the (C)book.

I’d love to (Bm)turn

(G)you

(Em)on.

Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb a cross my head.

Found my (E)way down stairs and (F#m)drank a cup, and (E)look ing up, I (F#m)no ticed I was late.

Found my (E)coat and grabbed my hat,

made the bus in sec onds (D5)flat.

Found my (E)way up stairs and (F#m)had a (B7)smoke.

And (E)some bod y spoke and I (F#m)went in to a dream.

(C)Ah

I read the (Bm)news to day, oh (Em)boy,

four thou sand (Em)holes in Black burn, (Am)Lan ca shire.

And though the holes were rath er (Em)small,

they had to (F)count them all; (Em)now they know how man y holes it (Em)takes to fill the Al bert (C)Hall.

I’d love to (Bm)turn

(G)you

(G)on.