Tom: D
A Bm D G Em A
[Verse 1]
D A
You're as bored as butterscotch,
Bm D
It's obvious we're through
G Em
Silk stocking lying on the chair,
A
Sunshine sticks like glue
[Verse 2]
D A
Kids are playing warrior
Bm D
In the blancoed yard outside,
G Em
I tried to think of something
A D A Bm G Em A
I tried, I tried, I tried
[Verse 3]
D A
The cat sleeps on the lino
Bm D
Dreaming of frozen mice
G Em
You stroke your thigh with a hairbrush back
A
Pretending that it's ice
[Verse 4]
D A
The warrior triumphant
Bm D
Takes a dustbin for a ride
G Em
Crying "Fear no more, the tyrant"
A D A Bm A G Em A
He died, he died, he died.
[Verse 5]
D A
The clock complains of sunstroke
Bm D
And then is heard no more
G Em
A sick violin is put to bed
A
By the corporal next door.
[Verse 6]
D A
The lid slips off the dustbin,
Bm D
The warrior falls inside
G Em
Spreadeagled hurt his bottom
A D A Bm A G Em A
And his pride, his pride, his pride.
[Verse 7]
D A
You throw away the hairbrush at the cat
Bm D
And walk towards the door,
G Em
Trace a final farewell
A D
in footprints on the floor.
[Verse 8]
D A
I thought about the violin
Bm D
and the clock that died,
G Em
And like the wounded warrior
A D
I cried, I cried, I cried
