E A B7 E
i shout all my obscenities from steeples but please don’t label me a madman
A B7 E
i’m off to see the bootleg beatles as the bootleg mark chapman .
A E A B7
cafe bars , idiots and pigeons – there’s far too many in this town
E A
so me and ombudsman are gonna do what we can
B7 E ( E A B7 E x2 )
when the evening sun goes down .
A B7 E
yes some of my pullovers are roll – necked , it kind of breaks up the ennui
A B7 E
but your experimental side project must have put ten years on me .
A E A B7
opposite the bannister & shamrock – which used to be the rose & crown
E A
i like to play pat boone on the county bassoon
B7 E D# D C#
when the evening sun goes dow – ow – ow – own
B7 E
when the evening sun goes down , get on down .
A B7 E
when the evening sun , when the evening sun , when the evening sun goes down
A B7 E
when the evening sun , when the evening sun , when the evening sun goes down .

there are questions in corners of my mind that lurk
A B7 E
when the evening sun goes down

like how do the road gritters get to work?
A B7 E
when the evening sun goes down

answer me that and you could win a cruise
A B7 E
when the evening sun goes down

here’s judy tzuke to take us up to the news
A B7 E
when the evening sun goes down .
A E A B7
are these my ultimate pyjamas; is this my final dressing gown?
E A
i’m sending on this rhyme deep in injury time
B7 E B7 E
when the evening sun goes down , when the evening sun goes down ,
B7 E
when the evening sun goes down .