| C | G | Am | |
| This | table has four s | turdy | legs |
| C | G | Am | |
| A he | art of | very near wild | oak |
| F | G | C | Am | |
| When | others would have | screamed out | loud my | friend |
| F G C C (let ring) |
| This one never even spoke |
| CHORUS |
| F | G | C | Am | |
| I've been | sat upon | oohh, I've been | spat upon | oohh |
| F | |
| I've been | treated like a bed |
| G | |
| Been | carried like a stretcher, |
| Am | |
| when | someone thinks they're dead |
| F | G | C | Am | |
| I've been | dined upon | oohh, I've been | wined upon | oohh |
| F | |
| I've been | taken for a fool |
| G | |
| Taken for a desk, |
| C | |
| when they s | hould have been at school |
| Verse 2: |
| This table's been pushed against the door |
| When tempers, well tempers, flare at night |
| Banged upon with knuckles clenched my friend |
| When someone thinks that they are right |
| CHORUS |
| I've been sat upon, I've been spat upon |
| I've been treated like a bed |
| Been carried like a stretcher, |
| when someone thinks they're dead |
| I've been dined upon, I've been wined upon |
| I've been taken for a fool |
| Taken for a desk, |
| when they should have been at school |
| Bridge: |
| C | F | C | |
| Tables only | turn when tables | learn |
| C | F | G | |
| Put me on a | bonfire, watch me | burn |
| C | F | C | Am | |
| Treat me with some | dignity, don't | treat me like a | slave |
| C | F | G | C | |
| Or I'll | turn into the | coffin | in your | grave |
| CHORUS |
| I've been sat upon, I've been spat upon |
| I've been treated like a bed |
| Been carried like a stretcher, |
| when someone thinks they're dead |
| I've been dined upon, I've been wined upon |
| I've been taken for a fool |
| Taken for a desk, |
| when they should have been at school |
| Bridge: |
| Tables only turn when tables learn |
| Put me on a bonfire, watch me burn |
| Treat me with some dignity, don't treat me like a slave |
| Or I'll turn into the coffin in your grave |