Cocamamie Business

Am 
Bust my back on the Levy - broke my strings on the BBC 
 
Dm C E7 G 
Found my chops on Eel Pie Island - paid my dues at the Marquee 
Am Dm 
Slagged off by the N.M.E. - lost my stash and my virginity 
Dm E7 Am 
In this Cockamamie Business 
 
Am 
Got my face on Ed Sullivan - broke my heart on the Soul Train 
Dm C E7 G 
Introduced to Bad Company - lost cells down at Brain Drain 
Am Dm 
And before I could mend - lost the missus, missed the girlfriend 
Dm E7 Am 
In this Cockamamie Business 
 
Am 
Now we like to air condition - though the air has no ozone ring 
Dm C 
Still they‘re chopping down the forest for McDonalds and the Burger 
E7 G 
King 
Am Dm 
Eating cows with such persistance - doesn‘t offer much resistance 
Dm E7 Am 
To this Cockamamie Business 
 
Am 
There are too many things - stressing out the nervous system 
Dm C E7 G 
Girls you used to know - fellas that may have kissed‘em 
Am Dm 
Some got rabies - Some got fleas - some got incurable diseases 
Dm E7 Am 
From this Cockamamie Business 
 
Am 
Everybody‘s after as many points as they can get 
Dm 
As long as it‘s not them that has to pay 
C E7 G 
No one really minds the Debt 
Am Dm 
5-Star actors, tax inspectors, film producers and directors 
Dm E7 Am 
With their Cockamamie Business 
 
Am 
Well you do what you can - can‘t do much more than that 
 
(No you can‘t do what he just said) 
Dm C E7 G 
Some days you‘re pretty sharp - on other days you feel half dead 
 
(While you make your daily bread) 
Am Dm 
Didn‘t want to be a star - wanted just to play guitar 
Dm E7 Am 
In this Cockamamie Business