Intro:
G Bm Em E7 C C
G Bm Em Em7
I read the news today oh boy
C C/B Am7
About a lucky man who made the grade
G Bm Em Em7
And though the news was rather sad
C F Em Em7
Well I just had to laugh
C F Em C
I saw the photograph
Verse:
G Bm Em Em7
He blew his mind out in a car
C C /B Am7
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
G Bm Em Em7
a crowd of people stood and stared
C F
They'd seen his face before
Em
Nobody was really sure
Em7 C
If he was from the House of Lords
Verse:
G Bm Em Em7
I saw a film today oh boy
C C /B Am7
The English Army had just won the war
G Bm Em Em7
a crowd of people turned away
C F Em
But I just had to look
Em7 C
Having read the book
C C/B D C D
I'd love to turn you on
Bridge:
E
Woke up fell out of bed
Dsus2
Dragged a comb across my head
E B7sus4
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
E B7sus4 -B7-
And looking up I noticed I was late -ha ha ha
E
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Dsus2
Made the bus in seconds flat
E B7sus4
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
E B7sus4
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
Interlude:
C G D A E C G D A |E D C D|
-Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-
Verse:
G Bm Em Em7
I read the news today oh boy
C C Am7
Four thousand holes in Blackburn Lancashire
G Bm Em Em7
And though the holes were rather small
C F
They had to count them all
Em Em7 C
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
C C/B D C D
I'd love to turn you on
You do not need to play the C-C/B-D-C-D sequence on the 'I'd love to turn you on' bit. I personally like to play that part like that when I'm singing while playing, because it makes it sound more complete to me. It's 100% optional.