intro : synth strings high B sustained and play underneath :
4/4 | Em | Em6 | Bm ( D inversion ) | Bm ( root ) | Em | Em6

5/4 | B ( guitar riff ) F#/B | E/B F#/B |
| B F#/B | E/B Dmaj7/B | D ( guitar changes to D )

D bass pedal throughout , organ chords : Dm , F , C , Dm , A ,
Dm , A# , F , C , G , Dm

Dm F C Dm A Dm
it’s good to be here , how’ve you been?
A# F C G Dm
check my bags , boy where’s my room?
F C Dm A Dm
i sit on the phone , that’s my game
A# F C G D
keep up the pressure all the way

( synth notes in parentheses )
D ( D F# A C B ) G ( land on B synth note on bush )
i don’t want to beat about the bush
( C E G F E )

C ( land on E ) ( C E G A# A ) Dm ( F# A C D# D )
but none of us are getting any younger

D7b9 ( land on D then down an octave to D F# A C A# )

Gm ( land on A# ) ( G A# D F )
there’s people out there who could take your place

Cm ( D# C D# G A# A ) A ( E F# G A D )
a more commercial view , a fresher face

Dm
F C Dm A Dm
i need a shower , take a nap
A# F C G Dm
i’ll meet you in the bar , we must have a rap
F C Dm A Dm
there’s a lot on the line , a lot to say
A# F C G D
there’s something i must tell you today

G
you and i both know the score
C Dm
you can’t go on like this forever
D7b9 Gm
so it’s with regret , i tell you now
Cm A
that from this moment on you’re on your own

4/4
D/C C
i don’t talk round corners
D/C C
it’s right between the eyes
A Gmaj7/A G/A
if you’re slow they’ll run past you
A G/A Am Gmaj7/A
stand tall , see them falling ov er

D/C C
i walk a straight line
D/C C
it’s right between the eyes
A Gmaj7/A G
well show me the door
A G Am Gmaj7/A
show me someone who’ll do it better

5/4 back to D bass pedal : organ chords : Dm , F , C , Dm , A ,
Dm , A# , F , C , G , Dm

F C Dm A Dm
the drinks are on me , be my guest
A# F C G Dm
smoke a cigar , take the best
F C Dm A Dm
don’t hedge your bets , we can make a deal
A# F C G D
you got it in your pocket and how you feel?

G
so glad that’s over , now you know
C Dm
but i’m only acting under orders
D7b9 Gm
and looking down on you from way up here
Cm A
you’ve got to sink or swim , get off the floor

solo : | D | F | x3
| G | A | D/C

4/4
D/C C
i don’t talk round corners
D/C C
it’s right between the eyes
A Gmaj7/A G/A
if you’re slow they’ll run past you
A G/A Am Gmaj7/A
stand tall , see them falling ov er

D/C C
i walk a straight line
D/C C
right between the eyes
A Gmaj7/A G/A
well show me the door
A G/A Am Gmaj7/A
show me someone who’ll do it better

outro : | Em | A | Bm | Bmadd9 | Em | A |
| B | F#/B | E/B | F#/B | B | x2 synth runs up E scale to end on high B