IntroCF 2x
Verse 1CF
Ripples in my soup's got me dreaming
CFEmDm
Ten pounds on the side, baby sitting nice
GCBdim
She's twenty-five, she's quite a sight
AmGDm
She lets me stay up 'til we see headlights
GCBdim
And sugar drops go the extra mile
AmGDm
When you're the son of an only child
AmGC
Yea-ea-ea-eah
GCVerse 2CC/F
Saturday night and I'm drinking
CFEmDm
Some guy at the bar's got me thinking I'm cross
G
Oh, I'm cross
CBdim
Hold me back
AmGDm
Hold me back like I'm about to attack
G
Oh, I'm yours
CBdim
And I'm fucking wild
AmGDm
I'm the son of an only child
AmGDmAmGDm
Yea-ea-ea-eah, yea-ea-ea-eah
GCVerse 3DAm
And I feel like celebrating and they're already decorating
BbD
Sticking on the other draft, no doubt
D
And the baby-boomer's crying
Am
'Cause his champagne flute is dying
BbGC
Sticking on the other draft, out of shame
Verse 4CF
Taking all the toys off the counter
CFEmDm
You've got something special about you
G
So come on, smile
CBdim
You're such a mess
AmGDm
How can you be sad when you're simply the best?
G
Let's run away
CBdim
In your daddy's car
AmGDm
I'm sick of singing 'bout my broken heart
G
I'm a rocket man
CBdim
And I'm a juvenile
AmGDm
I'm the son of an only child
Oh, yeah
AmGDmAmGDm
Yea-ea-ea-eah, yea-ea-ea-eah
OutroFGC
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