INTRO: FCBAm FCBb FCBAm FCBb FCBAm FCBb VERSE: F C Bb Am Thin and unshaved, F C Bb Drunk and mysterious FC Bb Am Oh, I must sa-ay F C Bb Lifestyle is curious BREAK: Am Dm With a little touch of the sniffles Bb F And filthy socks Am Dm Gnawed, crumbled fingernails Bb C Never doing tomahawk chops VERSE: FC Bb Am A flaky he-ad F C Bb Dandruff is distinguished FC Bb Am Lacquer is re-d F C Bb Va-in is the varnish BREAK: Am Dm What is at the root of this Bb F She'll say, whatcha got Am Dm What participle do you possess Bb C Cb She'll say, which I have not VERSE: FC Bb Am One blustery da-ay F C We rode out Bb To the Meadowlands F C Bb Am We saw and were ama-zed F C Bb Then hauled it back into town again BREAK: Am Dm Mississippi is a mess sometimes Bb F And not only when it rains Am Dm How come you went back to that malaria island Bb C Cb 'Cause our friendship is strained INSTRUMENTAL: FCBAm FCBb FCBAm FCBb VERSE: FC Bb Those were the days F C Bb When you were so cosmopolitan FC Bb Am These are the da-ys F C Bb My letters they're so maudlin BREAK: Am Dm I wrote you an eloquent postcard once Bb F About this most exquisite onion soup Am Dm But of course I never mailed it though Bb C Bb C F 'Cause it was your turn in the loop, loop oh ah VERSE: C Bb Those were the days F C Bb When you were so cosmopolitan FC Bb Am These are the da-ys F C Bb Bb My letters they're increasingly maudlin