D A G A D
The temptation is all too great and now it's gone and it's all too late
A G A D
I tried and I tried I never applied any of the morals that I wish I had
A G A
D A G A
D A G A D
You wait fifty-one weeks through all your hides and all of your seeks
A G A G
When the time finally arrives it dawns on me attention derives
A A
from the girlfriend that you left at home
A A
sitting in your living room all alone
D A D A D
You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round the short-sleeved man
A G A
and the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud well they do my head in
D A D A
You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads the ones who cannot
D A G
handle their booze they're making you scared to be proud
G (A) G G (A) G
Are you scared to be proud How can that still be
A D
Come and sing your heart out with me
A G A
D A G A
D A G A D
But if you bide your time and you stand there and you wait in line
A G A G
It won't be long before her sarong is lying on your bathroom floor
A A
But what about the girlfriend that you left at home
A A
sitting in her living room all alone
D A D A D
You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round the short-sleeved man
A G A
and the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud well they do my head in
D A D A
You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads the ones who cannot
D A G
handle their booze they're making you scared to be proud
G (A) G G (A) G
How is that still allowed Are you scared to be proud
A D
When you're on cloud number nine
A G A
D A G A
G A A
And the girlfriend you left at home
A A
sitting in your living room all alone
D A D A D
You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round the short-sleeved man
A G A
and the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud they fuckin' do my head in
D A D A
You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads the ones who cannot
D A G
handle their booze they're making you scared to be proud
G (A) G G (A) G
Are you scared to be proud How is that still allowed
A D
When you're on cloud number nine