VerseBE
Overcoat
ADA
Old wool cap
BE
Leather gloves
ADA
Hide the fat
Pre-ChorusC#F#
In a world made of tears
C#F#
He is safe from his fears
VerseB
On his own
BE
He's on his own (on his own)
N.C.
He likes it that way
EF#G#F#VerseBE
Thoughts arise
ADA
Fear is doubt
BE
Bearing through
ADA
Giving smell
Pre-ChorusC#F#
It's the happiest day
C#F#
When he moves far away
B
From the crowd
BE
The curious crowd
Chorus
N.C.
He wants them to
F#EDEF#
Stand back the old man's snoring heavy
F#EDEF#
Down underneath the Bridge he's got his
F#EDE
Mansion of cardboard slats
C#DE
And it's enough
N.C.
Oohhhh
[lead break] (Repeat Verse twice during solo)
Pre-ChorusC#F#
It's the happiest day
C#F#
When he moves far away
B
From the crowd
BE
The curious crowd
Chorus
N.C.
He wants them to
F#EDEF#
Stand back the old man's snoring heavy
F#EDEF#
Down underneath the Bridge he's got his
F#EDE
Mansion of cardboard slats
C#DE
And it's enough (x2)
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