Nothing To Say
Written by: Ray Davies
Intro: C G F C, 2x
C G F C
Remember walking with you by my side
C G F C
You were my Papa and I was your pride
C G F C
Now I've got children and I'm going grey
C G F C
No time for talking, I got nothin' to say
C G F C
Those Sunday dinners that we had at home
C G F C
Now I've got a house and I've got friends of my own
C G F C
We can't do tomorrow what we did yesterday
C G F C
It's best that we're going our separate ways, OK
C G F C
How is your rheumatism (nothing to say)
C G F C
How are your chillblains (nothing to say)
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How's Aunty Mabel (nothing to say)
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So far Papa, I got nothin' to say, OK
F C
Those happy days we spent together
F C
We thought our world would never change
F C
How________ the days go by
F C G
And things will never be the same
C G F C
You keep pretending that everything's fine
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So you make small talk to help pass the time
C G F C
But all the words that you spit from your face
C G F C
Add up to nothin', you got nothin' to say
C G F C
How are those noisy neighbors next door
C G F C
I'll have to go soon 'cos I'm getting bored
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I gotta be home early to see a good play
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So far Papa, I got nothin' to say
Now the verse chords are played over "La la la la-la, la-la la la,"
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How is your life insurance (nothing to say)
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How is your trade union (nothing to say)
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How is your Independence (nothing to say)
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So for Papa, I got nothin' to say