Tom: Bm
G A/C# D Dmaj7 G Bm
D A7sus D A
(note: between the G and the Bm, there might be some kind of F# chord, but i'm not sure)
G Gm D A G
or Bm
Up until now my ideas have been latent
Bm A/C# D Bm A
The cycling world will never be the same
G Gm D A G
F# or Bm
But come first light I'll be taking out a patent
Bm A D
And from that day
Bm A G D Em
If a bike be found lying on the ground again
A Bm G
I'm not to blame
D Bm A Em A
What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring
Bm G
Bolted down by the back wheel, activated by the heel
D Bm A Em A
What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring
G A D Em
What chicken laid the egg from whence inside an idea hatches?
G A D Em
From prototype to production lines to the first one hundred batches
G F# Em A
I will do for parking bikes what anchors did for sailing
D Bm A Em A D Dsus D A D
What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring
A Asus A D A
G Gm D A
F#
There's handle bars for steering and there's tire tread for traction
Bm A/C# D Em
A
A tiny bell for friends you pass and greet
G Gm D A G F#
But when they add my ingenious contraption
Bm A/C# D
Mouths will fall
Bm A G D Em
And eyebrows will rise and staring eyes will meet
A Bm G
The bike complete
D Bm A Em A
What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring
Bm G
Bolted down by the back wheel, activated by the heel
D Bm A Em A
What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring
G A D Em
There'll be articles in newspapers and dinners at the town hall
G A D Em
My first check's for a thousand bucks, now that's one spicy meatball
G F# Em A
But all the fame and fortune in the world will not compare
D Bm A Em
A
To the joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring
G F D
Spring
G A D Em
Now bikes around the world can stand alone without their owners
G A D Em
And I can get some cash on the side but that's just a bonus
G F# Em A
When underneath their helmets I will see their smiling faces
D Bm A Em A D
What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring
G Gm D Bm A
Gm D
Piece of metal and a spring
