G Bm Em I read the news today, oh boy C Em A Em About a lucky man who made the grade G Bm Em G And though the news was rather sad C F Em G Well, I just had to laugh C F Em C I saw the photograph G Bm Em G He blew his mind out in a car C Em A E He didn't notice that the lights had changed G Bm Em G A crowd of people stood and stared C F They'd seen his face before Em G Nobody was really sure he was from the House of Lords
G Bm E, G I saw a film today, oh boy C Em E Am The English army had just won the war G Bm Em G A crowd of people turned away C F But I just had to look Em G C Having read the book C G Am Em C I'd love to turn you on E Woke up, fell out of bed D Dragged my fingers through my dreads E B Found my way downstairs and drank a cup E B And looking up, I noticed I was late E I found my coat and grabbed my hat D I made the bus in seconds flat E B Found my way upstairs and had a smoke E B Somebody spoke and I went into a dream D A (Aaaaah!) (Aaaah!) G Bm Em I read the news today, oh boy C Em A Em Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire G Bm Em G And though the holes were rather small C F Em G They had to count them all Em G Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall