(intro B E B E, B E B E)
I could be [B]tugging on the beard of [E]science[B] like a cheeky [E]schoolboy
[B]But I couldn't be [E]bothered,[B] thats why I'm still in the b[E]ox room
[B]Face down in the [E]last ditch,[B] my natural h[E]ome
B E B E E B C#m A (x2)
I can do that but I don't really want to.
Oh, I [E]used to cajole [B]Gordon Giltrap
I [C#m]used to think that it [A]mattered
But the [E]low drone of the [B]treadmill
C#m A B E B E (x2)
Is the sound of my hopes being shattered.
I should be [B]standing in a chaos of [E]sunflowers,[B] with a girl from Ma[E]chynlleth
[B]But I'm down at the [E]children's zoo,[B] kicking off on the [E]goats.
[B]Increasing [E]doubt,[B] decreasing h[E]ope
B E B E E B C#m A (x2)
Even my imaginary friend went and changed his mind.
Oh, I [E]used to cajole [B]Gordon Giltrap
I [C#m]used to think that it [A]mattered
But the [E]low drone of the [B]treadmill
Is the [C#m]sound of my hopes being [A]shattered.
Oh, I [E]turned my back on [B]Nazareth
I [C#m]used to think that it [A]mattered
But the [E]low drone of the [B]treadmill
C#m A (B E B E rpt) C#m
Is the sound of my hopes being shattered.
I could be [B]tugging on the beard of [E]science[B] like a cheeky [E]schoolboy
[B]But I couldn't be [E]bothered,[B] thats why I'm still in the b[E]ox room
[B]Face down in the [E]last ditch,[B] my natural h[E]ome
B E B E E B C#m A (x2)
I can do that but I don't really want to.
Oh, I [E]used to cajole [B]Gordon Giltrap
I [C#m]used to think that it [A]mattered
But the [E]low drone of the [B]treadmill
C#m A B E B E (x2)
Is the sound of my hopes being shattered.
I should be [B]standing in a chaos of [E]sunflowers,[B] with a girl from Ma[E]chynlleth
[B]But I'm down at the [E]children's zoo,[B] kicking off on the [E]goats.
[B]Increasing [E]doubt,[B] decreasing h[E]ope
B E B E E B C#m A (x2)
Even my imaginary friend went and changed his mind.
Oh, I [E]used to cajole [B]Gordon Giltrap
I [C#m]used to think that it [A]mattered
But the [E]low drone of the [B]treadmill
Is the [C#m]sound of my hopes being [A]shattered.
Oh, I [E]turned my back on [B]Nazareth
I [C#m]used to think that it [A]mattered
But the [E]low drone of the [B]treadmill
C#m A (B E B E rpt) C#m
Is the sound of my hopes being shattered.
