McFly - Ballad Of Paul K

intro
F#m B E

verse 1
E
he’s drinking cold corona
C#m
feels like is getting older
F#m B
now and noticing how he’s finding
E
grey hairs left in the shower
C#m
tattoos fade by the hour
F#m B
and he can’t understand these feelings

A B
why life is getting him down
E
he used to smile now he frowns
G# C#m
and cries inside
A
it’s been this way for a while
F# B
and he cant seem to put things right

chorus
E A
when life has been unkind
F# B
and youre losing your mind
G# C#m B A
look in the mirror afraid of what you’ll find
Am
it feels like time’s not on your side

verse 2
E
he doesn’t like to mention
C#m
applying for his pension
F#m B
so his children don’t know he’s heading
E
into a mid – life crisis
C#m
he can’t afford the prices for
F#m B
the new kitchen floor he’s buying

A B
he’s been a drunk all his life
E
two kids , a dog and a wife
G# C#m
he doesn’t know
A
and in the daytime he just sits and
F# B
watches television shows

chorus
E A
when life has been unkind
F# B
and you’re losing your mind
G# C#m B A
look in the mirror afraid of what you’ll find
Am F#
it feels like time’s not on your side

bridge
B
don’t know why but somehow
F#
the ones you love you hate now ,
B
you feel down and blue
D#m
look at what you’ve thrown away
C#
they stood beside you all the way
B B7 E
now it’s too late , it’s too late for you

chorus
E A
when life has been unkind
F# B
and you’re losing your mind
G# C#m B A
look in the mirror afraid of what you’ll find
Am F#m
it feels like time’s not on your side

B E