C
Hello, good evening, welcome
F
to nothing much
C
A no holds barred half nelson
F
and the loving touch
Am F
The comfort and the joy
C
of feeling lost
Am F
With the only living boy
C
in New Cross
(C,F,C,F etc)
C
Fill another suitcase
F
with another haul
C
Of hotel towels and toothpaste
F
and the bathroom wall
C
Then wipe the lipstick heart and flowers
F
from the glass and chrome
C
Take five or six hot baths and showers
F
and come on home
Am F
To the comfort and the joy of feeling lost
Am F
With the only living boy
C
in New Cross
C
I've teamed up with the hippies now
F
I've got my fringe unfurled
C
I want to give peace, love and kisses out
F
to this whole stinking world
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Am F C
The gypsies, the travellers and the thieves
Am F C
The good, the bad, the average and unique
Am F C
The grebos, the crusties, the goths
Am F
And the only living boy
C
in New Cross
(C,F,C,F)
C
Eyes down and I'll keep you up to date, Two fat ladies 1988
F
The safe sixteen lovers who lied , Purleys' queen and mother makes five
C
Butchered bakers, deaf and dumb waiters
F
Marble arch criminals and clause 28'ers
C
Authors, authors, plastered outcasts
F
Locked up daughters, rock'n'roll stars
C
Goodbye Rudy, David and Rosie
F
Abraham and Julianne and everyone who knows me
Am F C
The gypsies, the travellers and the thieves
Am F C
The good, the bad, the average and unique
Am F C
The grebos, the crusties, and you and I
Am F
Hello, good evening, welcome
C
and Goodbye
