| D | A | Bm | A | G | A | |
| Gee, but it's h | ard when one | lowers one's | guard to the | vultures |
| D | A | Bm | A | G | A | |
| Now | me I re | gard it's a | torturous | hardship that | smolders |
| Bm | G | A | |
| Like a | peppermint | eaten a | way |
| Bm | G | A | |
| Will I | fight, will I | swagger or | sway? |
| D | A | Bm | A | G | A | |
| Hee hee, my | lady, she | cries like a | baby to | scolders |
| D | A | Bm | |
| See her tumbling | down |
| A | G | A | |
| Tumbling | down |
| D | A | Bm | A | G | A | |
| Hail to the | monkey, we're | having a | funky re | union |
| D | A | Bm | A | G | A | |
| Wasted and | sunk, he can | only have | Sunday comm | union |
| Bm | G | A | |
| He got | nicotine | stains in his | eyes |
| Bm | G | A | |
| He got | nothing to | protect but his | pride |
| D | A | Bm | A | G | A | |
| Oh! | smother the | kiss or be | drownded in | blissful conf | usion |
| D | A | Bm | |
| See it tumbling | down |
| A | G | A | |
| Tumbling | down |