Version
published by
frank78
[Intro] / [Interlude] / [Outro]E-A-D-G-B-E
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
Dm/A x-0-2-2-3-1
Dm/A Dm/A
Am Am Am Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-0-1-0-----|----0-0-1-0-----|
B|----1-1-3-1-----|----1-1-3-1-----|
G|2---2-2-2-2-----|2---2-2-2-2-----|
D|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|--------------0-|--------------03|
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
Abaug 4-x-2-1-1-x
or (easier) x-x-x-1-1-0
x-x-2-1-1-0 (= Abaug/E)
x-3-2-1-1-x (= Abaug/C)
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
D9[/F#] [2]x-0-2-1-0
[Intro]| Am | % | % | % |[Verse]AmYou walk into the roomAbaugWith your pencil in your handC/GYou see somebody nakedD9And you say, “Who is that man?”FYou try so hardDmBut you don’t understandC EmJust what you’ll sayAmWhen you get homeC EmBecause something is happening hereAm C/GAnd you don't know what it is,F AmDo you, Mister Jones[Instrumental]| Am | % |[Verse]AmYou raise up your headAbaugAnd you ask, “Is this where it is?”C/GAnd somebody points to you and saysD9“It’s his”FAnd you say, “What’s mine?”DmAnd somebody else says, “Where what is?”CAnd you say, “Oh my GodEm AmAm I here all alone?”C EmBut something is happeningAm C/GBut you don’t know what it isF AmDo you, Mister Jones[Instrumental]| Am | % |[Verse]AmYou hand in your ticketAbaugAnd you go watch the geekC/GWho immediately walks up to youD9When he hears you speakFAnd says, “How does it feelDmTo be such a freak?”CAnd you say, “Impossible”Em AmAs he hands you a boneC EmAnd something is happening hereAm C/GBut you don’t know what it isF AmDo you, Mister Jones[Instrumental]| Am | % |[Interlude]AmYou have many contactsCAmong the lumberjacksFTo get you factsAmWhen someone attacks your imaginationAmBut nobody has any respectCAnyway they already expect youFTo just give a checkDm G [G7]To tax-deductible charity organizations[Verse]AmYou’ve been with the professorsAbaugAnd they’ve all liked your looksC/GWith great lawyers you haveD9Discussed lepers and crooksFYou’ve been through all ofDmF. Scott Fitzgerald’s booksC EmYou’re very well readAmIt’s well knownC EmBut something is happening hereAm C/GBut you don’t know what it isF AmDo you, Mister Jones[Instrumental]| Am | % |[Verse]Am AbaugWell, the sword swallower, he comes up to you[Abaug]And then he kneelsC/GHe crosses himselfD9And then he clicks his high heelsFAnd without further noticeDmHe asks you how it feelsC EmAnd he says, “Here is your throat backAmThanks for the loan”C EmAnd you know something is happeningAm CBut you don’t know what it isF AmDo you, Mister Jones[Instrumental]| Am | % |[Verse]AmNow you see this one-eyed midgetAbaugShouting the word “NOW”C/GAnd you say, “For what reason?”D9And he says, “How?”FAnd you say, “What does this mean?”DmAnd he screams back, “You’re a cowC EmGive me some milkAmOr else go home”C EmAnd you know something is happeningAm CBut you don’t know what it isF AmDo you, Mister Jones[Instrumental]| Am | % |[Verse]AmWell, you walk into the roomAbaugLike a camel and then you frownC/GYou put your eyes in your pocketD9And your nose on the groundFThere ought to be a lawDmAgainst you comin’ aroundCYou should be madeEm AmTo wear earphonesC Em‘Cause something is happeningAm CBut you don’t know what it isF AmDo you, Mister Jones[Instrumental]| Am | % || Am | % |