Importance Of Being Idle

INTRO: (listen to song for strumming) 
(Am) (E) x4 
 
 
(Am) (F) 
I sold my soul for the second time 
(C) (E7) (E) 
Cos the man don’t pay me 
(Am) (F) 
I begged my landlord for some more time 
(C) (E7) (E) 
He said son the bills waitin 
(Am) (F) 
My best friend called me the other night 
(C) (E7) (E) 
He said man you crazy 
(Am) (F) 
My girlfriend told me to get a life 
(C) (E7) (E) 
She said boy! You lazy! 
 
CHORUS 
(Dm) (Am) 
But I don’t mind 
(Dm) (Am) 
As long as theres a bed beneath the stars that shine 
(Dm) (Am) 
I’ll be fine 
(F) 
If you give me a minute, a man’s gotta limit 
(C) (E7) 
I can’t get a life if my hearts not in itttt 
 
 
 
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(Dm) (Am) 
i don‘t mind 
(Dm) (Am) 
as long as there‘s a bed beneath the stars that shine 
(Dm) (Am) 
i‘ll be fine 
(Fmaj7) 
if you give me a minute, a man‘s got a limit 
(G) (E) 
i can‘t get a life if my heart‘s not in it... 
 
(repeat intro) 
(Fmaj7) (Am) 
 
(Am) (Fmaj7) 
i lost my faith in the summertime 
(C) (E7) (E) 
cos it don‘t stop raining 
(Am) (Fmaj7) 
the sky all day is as black as night 
(C) (E7) (E) 
but i‘m not complaining 
(Am) (Fmaj7) 
i begged my doctor for one more line 
(C) (E7) (E) 
he said "son... words fail me" 
(Am) (Fmaj7) 
it ain‘t no place to be killing time 
(C) (E7) (E) 
i guess i‘m just lazy 
 
(Dm) (Am) 
i don‘t mind 
(Dm) (Am) 
as long as there‘s a bed beneath the stars that shine 
(Dm) (Am) 
i‘ll be fine 
(Fmaj7) 
if you give me a minute, a man‘s got a limit 
(G) (E) 
i can‘t get a life if my heart‘s not in it... 
 
(repeat intro) 
 
(Am) (E) (ends with Am)