The Divine Comedy - Can You Stand Upon One Leg

Capo: 1st fret

[Intro]
C F/C C F/C

[Verse 1]
C
Can you stand upon one leg
Dm
It’s harder than you think
Cmaj7
If you can do it without falling down
F
You can do just about anything
Dm G
Go on, see if you can
Dm G C
See how long you can stand on one leg

[Instrumental]
C F/C C F/C

[Verse 2]
C
Can you beat your dad at chess
Dm
It’s harder than you think
Cmaj7
Sit him down at Christmas, turn the TV off
F
Give him lots of chocolates and a drink
Dm G
And he might give you a match
Dm G
And when you’ve been duly dispatched
C G/C
He will laugh, ha ha ha
Bb/C A
And you’ll say, ‘one more game’

[Verse 3]
D
Can you write a silly song
Em
It’s harder than you think
Dmaj7
One that’s not too short, one that’s not too long
G
One that can makes everybody sing
Em A
Go on, give it a try
Em A
You might do better than I
D A/C# C
It’s just like trying to stand on one leg

[Verse 4]
B7 E
Tell me can you tell a funny joke
F#m
One that makes you laugh out loud
E/G#
One that makes the milk come out your nose
A
If you know a funny joke then tell it now…

[Instrumental]
F#m B F#m B

[Verse 5]
E G#m
That’s not bad, I’m impressed
Bm C#
But there’s one final test
F# G#m
Can you hold a singing note for a stupidly long time
F#/Bb
Well it’s my party piece so let’s make it a little harder
B
By starting it way up high
G#m C#
Come on, give it a go
G#m C#
Let’s see how long you can hoooold
F#
On to a note!