| | 1 | Dm7 | C/D |
| | | Like father, like | son |
| | Dm7 | C/D |
| | Not flesh nor fish nor bone, | a red rag hangs from an open mouth |
| | Dm7 | C/D |
| | Alive at both ends but a little d | ead in the middle |
| | Dm7 | C/D |
| | A-tumbling and a-bumbling he w | ill go |
| | Em7/A | F#m7/A |
| | All the king's horses and | all the king's men |
| | Em7/A | F#m7/A |
| could | never put a smile on that | face |
| (2) follows the same pattern as (1) |
| He's a sly one, he's a shy one, wouldn't you be too? |
| Scared to be left all on his own |
| Hasn't a, hasn't a friend to play with the ugly duckling |
| The pressure on, the bubble will burst before our eyes |
| All the while in perfect time |
| his tears are falling on the ground |
| But if you don't stand up you don't stand a chance! |
| This is a "chorus" bit, which comes after: |
| "...don't stand a chance" |
| "...you'd better watch out" |
| "...just a pool of tears" |
| D(no 3rd) G#o D7 D G/D D A/D G/D |
-5-5-5-5---4---5-|---2---3-3---------|-2-3-2-0----5-0----|---3------------- ||
-3-3-3-3---3---3-|---3---3-3---------|-3-3-3-2----2-2--3-|---3--3---------- ||
-2-2-2-2---4---5-|---2---4-4---------|-2-2-2-2----2-2--0-|---0--0----------*||
-0-0-0-0---0---0-|---0---0-0---------|-0-0-0-0----0-0--0-|---0--0----------*||
-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||
-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||
| chance. you don't stand a :|| |
| tears. just a pool of tears |
| night. They don't have eyes |
| The second time through the bit above, the measure of the G/D chord becomes |
| in 5/4 time, with a Gm6/D on the second half of beat 2. This only happens |
| here, leading into the first bridge. |
| C/D Dm7 Gm7 Gm Dmsus2,4 Dm add E |
| Go a little faster now, you might get there in time |
| | F | Am7 | Dm7 | Dm7 | Em7 | Dm7 | Em7 |
| | Mirror m | irror on the | wall | | | | |
| | Eb | Bb | F |
| his | heart was broken long before he | ever came to | you |
| | Am7 | Dm7 | Dm7 | Em7 | Dm7 | Em7 |
| Stop your | tears from f | alling | | | | |
| | Eb | Bb | F |
| The | trail they leave is very clear for | all to see at | night |