INTRO: AAAAm(9) Am A4 F7M/G Once there was a Am A4F7M/G time, When my Am/F#A4/F# F7MEm mind lay on higher things And once there was a time I could find pretty words to sing But now, well now I find It saves time to say what you mean I know it seems so unrefined but it's time to let off some steam Oh come on! F D7/F# Am Em Everybody knows that No means Yes F D7/F# Dm7/GG Just like glasses come free on the N. H. S. F D7/F# Am Em But the more I look through them the more I see F G(6) C I'm becoming more like Alfie Once there was a time When a kind word could be enough And once there was a time I could blindfold myself with love But not now - now I'm resigned To the kind of life I had reserved For other guys less smart than I Y'know - the kind who will always end up with the girls And besides Everybody knows that No means Yes Just like glasses come free on the N.H.S. But the more I look through them the more I see I'm becoming more like Alfie Oh come on! SOLO FINAL CHORD: C7M