#use a capo or 3 half#
INTRO
guitar and synth
| D A Em7 | D A D |
full band
| D A | Em7 A |
| D A | Em7 A |
| D A | Em7 A |
VERSE
D
A man walks down the street
Em7 Asus4 A
He says Why am I soft in the middle now
D
Why am I soft in the middle
Em7 Asus4 A
When the rest of my life is so hard
D
I need a photo-opportunity
Em7 Asus4 A
I want a shot at redemption
D
Don't want to end up a cartoon
Em7 Asus4 A
In a cartoon graveyard
BRIDGE
D
Bonedigger Bonedigger
Em7 A
Dogs in the moonlight
D Em7 A
Far away from my well-lit door
D
Mr Beerbelly Beerbelly
Em7 A
Get these mutts away from me
D Em7 A
You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore
CHORUS
D A
If you'll be my bodyguard
Em7 A | D A | Em7 A |
I can be your long lost pal
D A
I can call you Betty
Em7 A
And Betty when you call me
| D A | Em7 A |
You can call me Al
VERSE
D
A man walks down the street
Em7 Asus4 A
He says Why am I short of attention
D
Got a short little span of attention
Em7 Asus4 A
And whoa my nights are so long
D
Where's my wife and family
Em7 Asus4 A
What if I die here
D
Who'll be my role-model
Em7 Asus4 A
Now that my role - model is
BRIDGE
D
Gone gone
Em7 A
He ducked back down the alley
D Em7 A
With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl
D
All along along
Em7 A
There were incidents and accidents
D | Em7 A |
There were hints and allegations
CHORUS
D A
If you'll be my bodyguard
Em7 A | D A | Em7 A |
I can be your long lost pal
D A
I can call you Betty
Em7 A
And Betty when you call me
| D A | Em7 A |
You can call me Al Call me Al
SOLO (pennywhistle) = verse + bridge
| D | Em7 Asus4 A | D | Em7 Asus4 A |
| D | Em7 Asus4 A | D | Em7 Asus4 A |
| D | Em7 A | D | Em7 A |
| D | Em7 A | D | Em7 A |
INTERLUDE
guitar and synth
| D A Em7 | D A D |
full band
| D A | Em7 A |
| D A | Em7 A |
| D A | Em7 A |
VERSE
D
A man walks down the street
Em7 Asus4 A
It's a street in a strange world
D
Maybe it's the Third World
Em7 Asus4 A
Maybe it's his first time around
D
He doesn't speak the language
Em7 Asus4 A
He holds no currency
D
He is a foreign man
Em7 Asus4 A
He is surrounded by the
BRIDGE
D
Sound the sound
Em7 A
Cattle in the marketplace
D | Em7 A |
Scatterlings and orphanages
D
He looks around around
Em7 A
He sees angels in the architecture
D
Spinning into infinity
Em7 A
He says Amen and Hallelujah
CHORUS
D A
If you'll be my bodyguard
Em7 A | D A | Em7 A |
I can be your long lost pal
D A
I can call you Betty
Em7 A
And Betty when you call me
| D A | Em7 A |
You can call me Al Call me
VERSE (instrumental)
D Em7 Asus4 A
Na na na na na na na na
D Em7 Asus4 A
Na na na na na na na na na na
D Em7 Asus4 A
Na na na na na na na na
D Em7 Asus4 A
Na na na na na na na na na na
BRIDGE (instrumental)
D | Em7 A |
Mmmh mmmh
D | Em7 A |
Mh mh
D | Em7 A |
Mmmh mmmh
D | Em7 A |
Mh mh
BREAK (bass solo)
| N.C. | % |
CHORUS (instrumental)
| D A | Em7 A |
| D A | Em7 A |
| D A | Em7 A |
| D A | Em7 A |
OUTRO (chorus)
D A | Em7 D/A A |
If you'll be my bodyguard
| D A | Em7 A |
D A | Em7 D/A A |
I can call you Betty
| D A | Em7 A |
D A | Em7 D/A A |
If you'll be my bodyguard
| D A | Em7 A |
D A | Em7 D/A A |
I can call you Betty
| D A | Em7 A |
(repeat and fade)