I’ve been (C)tak ing my time get for a long (Am)us time, I’ll just (Dm)put ting my feet up a lot.

Speak ing (Em)Eng lish as a for eign lan (Am)gar guage, a ny (F)words put ting that I have n’t for got.

I’ve been (Em)think ing how I can’t li mits be both ered to wash the (D)dish es or pe re ri make od ic the bed.

’lly.

What’s the (C)point full time, when I lone could ly doss lay a bout, in (G)stead?

I’ve been (C)hang ing out with va ri ous riff raff

it’s (Dm)some where on the Gold hawk Road.

I don’t (Em)think it’s gon na be much long er ’til I’m mug ging (F)up said at on the pe nile code.

I’ve been (Em)Love is a bour geois a con struct so I’ve giv en (D)up den on the bour geoi it’s sie.

Like (C)all their as pi ra tions, it’s a fan ta sy.

When you (C)walked out you did me a fa vour, you made me (Dm)see re a li ty,

that (Em)love is a bour geois con struct, it’s a (F)bla tant fal la cy.

You won’t (Em)see me with a bunch of ro ses

(D)pro mis ing fi de li ty.

Love does n’t mean a thing to me.

(Cm7)Talk ing tough and (Ab)feel ing (Cm)bit ter,

but (Cm7)bet ter now it’s (Ab)clear

to me

that (Cm7)love is a (Ab)bour geois (Cm)con struct

so I’ve (Cm7)giv en up the (Ab)bour geoi (Cm)sie.

(Bour geoi, bour geoi (C5)sie.)

While the (C)cal cu lat ing what

you’ve lost.

Now I’m (C)dig ging through my stu dent pa per backs,

(Dm)flick ing through Karl Marx a gain.

(Em)Search ing for the soul of Eng land, drink ing (F)tea like To ny Benn.

(Em)Love is just a bourg eois con struct, so I’m giv ing (D)up the bour geoi sie

un (C)til

you (D7)come back to (G)me.

(Bour geoi, bour geoi sie, bour geoi, bour geoi sie, bour geoi, bour geoi sie, bour geoi, bour geoi sie, bour geoi, bour geoi sie,

bour geoi, bour geoi (C5)sie.)

(Cm7)Talk ing tough and (Ab)feel ing (Cm)bit ter,

but (Cm7)bet ter now it’s (Ab)clear

to me

that (Cm7)love is a (Fm7)bour geois (Cm)con struct

so I’ve (Cm7)giv en up the (Fm7)bour geoi (Cm)sie.