...I'M BORED... by Bonzo Dog Doodah Band
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*from 'Gorilla' (1967)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
Intro:
Eb7, G7, C
Verse 1:
C
At the local dance,
G7
Whilst posing,
C C7
By the door,
F
A lady begged;
"Would I come,
C
On the floor?"
F
A-bove the band,
Cdim
My voice was heard,
C
Quite suddenly,
Am D7
It had occured to me;
G7 C
I'm Bored!
Chorus 1:
F
I'm bored,
With everything,
I touch and see,
C
I'm bored,
C7
With expo-ses of LSD.
F
I'm bored,
With Frank Sinatra's,
New LP,
D7 (n.C)
And so I roar...
(Shoo-be-do-be-do),
G7 C
I'm bored.
Interlude:
C
Verse 2:
C
Drinking different,
G7
Coloured wines,
C C7
Or beers,
(Chug-a-lug-chug-a-lug),
F
Just quite frankly,
Leaves me bored to,
C (n.C)
Tears for souvenirs...
F
And quite apart,
Cdim
From what one hears,
C
I've been like this,
Am
For years and years,
D7
You see?
G7 C
En-nui.
Chorus 2:
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F
I'm bored,W
ith Mother Nature,
Or her son,
C
I'm bored,
C7
With every-thing,
That should be done.
F
And so,
I just poke out,
My big red tongue,
And...
D7 (n.C)
(*Raspberry*)
G7 C
I'm bored.
Bridge 1:
C
I'm tired of art!
(Drawing bored),
Sex is a drag!
(In a boreding house,
I daresay).
Awk! Australians bore me!
(You mean the,
A-bore-iginals, don't you?)
(n.C)
I'm bored to death!
(Like mortar bored)
Break:
(n.C)
I am bored,
I am bored...
(Repeat many times, in a Round)
(n.C)
This is boredom,
You can afford,
From Cyril Bored.
Interlude:
C
Verse 3:
C
I hate each,
G7
Julie Andrews film,
C C7
They've made,
F
I'm just a nasty,
C
Narrow-minded jade.
F
Don't think that,
Cdim
I will smile at it,
C
I'm not a,
Am
Weak-willed hypocrite,
D7 (n.C)
I'll say;
G7 C
I'm bored!
Chorus 3:
F
I'm bored,
With with-it men,
In spotty ties,
C
Who hum,
(Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm),
C7
Tiresome tunes,
Like Eidelweiss.
F
I'm bored,
And when I hear it
D7 (n.C)
In a trice, I shout;
G7 C
I'm bored!
Coda:
D7
The only thing,
G7
That ever interests me...
C
Is ME!
(Me! Me! Me! Me!)...
(Repeat 'me's' to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Eb7 G7 C C7 F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68686 323000 032010 032310 133211
Cdim Am D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx1212 x02210 xx0212
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
