Graham Parker Lyrics

09 Last Couple On The Dance Floor Pre>e e/g# be f# a People call and ask how we're…
1st Responder Well it might get rough in this world for you It…
3 Martini Lunch I live near Hollywood out in the Canyon It's a good…
A Brand New Book Pre>intro f bb see see f bb see see f…
A Change Is Gonna Come I was born by a river In a little tent, and…
A Miracle a Minute oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh When you put your arms…
All Being Well I'll see you when the leaves are falling All being well An…
Almost Thanksgiving Day Full steam ahead come what may You get the world that…
Always Greener She likes it in this line of work But it doesn't…
Ambiguous Well i might seem ambiguous But i don't want to…
Ancient Past MY STAMP COLLECTION'S OUT TURNED TO THE BELGIAN CONGO IT WAS…
And It Shook Me Pre>chorus G em g em And it shook me, it shook me…
Anniversary Na na na Na na na yeah! Na na na yeah! Bienvenidas al…



Another Grey Area Pre> capo at 4 intro am am am see 4…
Anything For A Laugh I walk along a lonely path Spotlight in my eye Try to…
Back Door Love Pre> Intro see see see see Verse See am I've waited all nig…
Back in Time Pre>intro em am am7 G em You stop in the old cafe…
Back to Schooldays E B E Don't seem to be no break in the…
Bad to Me If you ever leave me I'll be sad and blue Don't…
Baggage Pre>capo at fret 2 intro em / am / em Em…
Bathtub Gin OH, I NEEDED THAT BATHTUB GIN RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THEN KNOCKE…
Beancounter Ci vil is ation Has come a long way Out of the mud…
Beating of Another Heart She comes from the hardest town …
Between You And Me All I knew were the lights in the harbour, All I…
Beyond a Joke Pre>d g It's gone beyond a joke, it's gone beyond a…
Big Fat Zero Pre>intro d a e D a e a Better listen to me,…
Big Man On Paper Pre>capo at 2 see am Oooh la la la la la…
Black Honey Oh black honey's in my soul, oh black honey's in…
Black Lincoln Continental Shake that cocktail and follow the road The doors are locke…
Blue Highways Pre>dmaj7: x 0 0 11 10 9 D: x x 0…
Blue Horizon We'd follow the sound Of the dirt tracking bikes Into th…
Brand of New Book Pre>intro f bb see see f bb see see f…
Break Down The Wind The missionary's position is clear Break them down Convertin…
Broken Skin It's not surprising That you have all those wounds They're…
Brushes WELL I LOVE IT WHEN THOSE DRUMMERS PLAY THE BRUSHES I…
Bubblegum Cancer Joe Camel was a friend of mine He had a…
Bullet of Redemption That bullet of redemption Didn't strike me well Others are…
Burnin' On A Higher Flame The night falls dark around me, and…
Call Me Your Doctor Pre>bm g (twice) E a d g Call me your doctor if…
Can't Waste a Minute Pre> Intro: the notes are e c# be c# c# be…
Canned Laughter Canned laughter Rings in my ears the morning after Canned la…
Cheap Chipped Black Nails Now that you're back in town You look around at everything W…
Children And Dogs She said she just wanted a friend And then…
Chloroform You look like you been here before One or two many…
Clear Head Pre>intro see g (8 times) See g see g see g…
Comfortably Numb Hello Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear…
Crawling from the Wreckage Got out really early from the factory Drivin' like a nut…
Cruel Lips What does it take to shut your cruel, cruel lips How…
Cruel Stage Take me for what I'm worth though it may not…
Crying for Attention Can you hear me? Baby can you hear me? Who do you…
Cupid [Chorus:] Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow flow S…
Daddy's a Postman Pre> E asus4 a 4 times E asus4 a e asus4 a We…
Dancing For Money When I ask you for a light you don't turn…
Dark Days The sun has a solar flare The earth just tilted on…
Dark Side Of The Bright Lights Pre>intro a asus2 a6 a a (twice) (the notes go…
Depend On Me Don't let your head hang down like that As if there…
Devil's Sidewalk Pre> Like no holding back you can get the main melody…
Discovering Japan Her heart is nearly breaking, the earth is nearly quaking T…
Disney's America Pre>capo at 4 intro: e a e a Verse A amaj7 d…
Don't Ask Me Questions Pre>lead guitar intro em bm a em bm d a…
Don't Get Excited There is always some advantage to be wielded and brought…
Don't Let It Break You Down Intro: D G (4 times) …
Dont Ask Me Questions Pre>lead guitar intro em bm a em bm d a…
Don’t Let It Break You Down Pre>intro: d g (4 times) D g d g Now don't get…
Dreamin' DREAMIN’ YES I’M DREAMIN’ I NEVER GET MY HEAD OFF THE…
Durban Poison The Zulus are rising from their shanty towns The Injuns are…
Empty Lives Pre>this one has bunch of chords that are easy to…
Endless Night Pre>(e) a e d a d e Uh, I had the…
England's Latest Clown England's Latest Clown His cultural importance Hasn't …
Every Day I Have to Cry There was a little girl I had planned to marry This was…
Every Saturday Nite WELL THERE'S A MELANCHOLY SKY OVERHEAD ABOVE THE THREATENING…
Everyone's Hand Is On The Switch Pre>intro: a g (several times) A g a d g Everyone's hand…
Everything Goes Pre>intro: d then briefly g a (4 times) D g a Another…
Fear Not Pre>intro c#m be a be a be c#m C#m e c#m…
First Day of Spring Pre>capo at 4 A be The sky might be massive up above E/a…
Fly As you look into an invisible landscape And the waves of…
Fool's Gold Pre>intro as per verse A d a d I been doing my…
Force of Nature [Intro:] [VERSE:] She's got everything she needs and it i…
Get Started Start A Fire The mona lisa's sister doesn't smile She tried to pose but…
Get Started, Start A Fire Thanx Kirk Anderson (kanderso@wheatonma.edu) for chords, he …
Get Started. Start a Fire The mona lisa's sister doesn't smile She tried to pose but…
Ghost In My House There's a ghost in my house The ghost of your memories The…
Girl In Need WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE WEARY YOU SOUND LIKE A GIRL…
Glass Jaw Pre> Intro c#m a g#m (three times) then c#m E be I got…
Green Monkeys In a distant street a distant beat repeats machine gun…
Guardian Angels Pre>022130 002220 002120 E7 a amaj7 Your guardian angels are…
Gypsy Blood Pre>capo at fret 2 intro D / d / g /…
Hard Side of the Rain Twisted shards of metal Silhouetted against the sky The du…
Haunted Episodes Pre>capo at 3 /c /b etc mean passing bass notes G…
Head On Straight I had my day in the sun Then it rained every…
Heat Treatment Pre>thanks to robert watson robert@gcmac.demon.co.uk For a c…
Help Me Shake It Pre> Verse G I've been sweating I've been fretting G I've be…
Here It Comes Again Let's talk about a criminal procedure Throw out the idea…
Hey Lord Don't Ask Me Questions Pre>lead guitar intro em bm a em bm d a…
High Horse The saddest animal in this zoo Is not the lion the…
hit the spot This groove is Em D Em Bm7 and the other…
Hold Back The Night Hold back the night, turn on the light Don't wanna dream…
Honest Work As long as you give me my pay you'll get…
Hotel Chambermaid When the lights are low you know I'm going to…
Howlin' Wind The waterfalls trinkling Like bells to my ear The earth roll…
Howling Wind C G D Em C Bm Am The waterfalls trinkling C Bm…
I Discovered America There was smoke up to my eyeballs Poison burned my…
I Don't Know Intro G D G see G D G see I don't know…
I Want You Back When I had you to myself I didn't want you…
I Was Wrong I dreamed I was someone special in another life They gave…
I'll Never Play Jacksonville Again Two young girls were swept down the culverts in the…
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down You think you've got it all set up, You think you've…
I'm Into Something Good Woke up this mornin' feelin' fine There's somethin' special …
I'm Just Your Man Pre>e^ as 0 14 14 13 12 0 A~ as 0…
If It Ever Stops Rainin' I hear the whole East Coast is socked in By a…
Impenetrable Pre>intro: am / am+9 / em7 / dm7 (twice) Am+9 means…
Is The Sun Out Anywhere IS THE SUN OUT ANYWHERE IS IT IN PARIS OR ROME LOOKS…
It Takes A Village Idiot I got my dunce's cap and cardboard sword And I'm droolin'…
It's All Worth Nothing Alone Pre>bm (4 times) then a g f# Bm Speak to me baby…
I’m Just Your Man Pre>e^ as 0 14 14 13 12 0 A~ as 0…
Jolie Jolie There's no remedy I just keep yearning for the sound of…
Just Like a Man Just like a man, flexing his muscle and not really…
Just Like Hermann Hesse I took off my mask that night and bared my…
Just Like Joe Meek's Blues My head was swimming in a Bangkok joint You got paint…
Kid With the Butterfly Net Pre>intro: (fiddle over) g / see / d / d…
Lady Doctor Pre>bb f (3 times) G see g see I've got a lady…
Last Couple on the Dance Floor Pre>e e/g# be f# a People call and ask how we're…
Last Stop Is Nowhere Last stop is nowhere That's where I'm bound Last stop is n…
Life Gets Better Pre>cmaj9 320010 dmaj9 xx0220 see cmaj9, am, f (four times)…
Little Miss Understanding Pre> D g d a d Intro: understanding understanding (twice) D …
Local Girls Sit by my window and look outside, wonder why the…
Locked Into Green Pre>(the subject of this song, william wittmam informs us, i…
Long Stem Rose My long stem rose won't sit on the mantelpiece She's not…
Love Comes LOVE COMES WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT FALLING THROUGH THE NIGH…
Love Gets You Twisted Love gets you twisted Love gets you twisted all the way The…
Love Is A Burning Question We work through the rituals and cover our poisonous tracks M…
Love or Delusion I was right there near the goal In the information…
Love Without Greed Pre>dsus4 xx0233 Intro d dsus4 d dsus4 d bm g a D…
Loverman I can take those riff raff and get them out…
Lunatic Fringe Pre>verse in g G em I want to thank you for sticking…
Maida Hill I STOOD ON MAIDA HILL I THOUGHT ABOUT MY LIFE AND…
Manoeuvres Pre>b e g a Be e g a C7 f7 c7 f7 C7…
Mercury Poisoning No more pretending now, the albatross is dying in its…
Mighty Rivers Pre>intro: the chords I have worked out here consist of…
Milk Train You know your mamma's good lookin' you're gonna eat a…
Miracle A Minute oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh When you put your arms…
More Questions Than Answers There are more questions than answers Pictures in my mind t…
Mr. Tender Mr. Tender is something I'm not I pulled too tight…
Museum Of Stupidity One day there'll be a museum of stupidity Where we can…
Museum Piece (alright, let's do the museum piece!) Elvis p. and jerry le…
My Love Is Strong Pre>intro a / d a / d (d) a d a…
Nation Of Shopkeepers I come from a nation of shopkeepers Window cleaners, turf a…
Next Phase Pre>capo at 4 intro: g see g see g see…
No Holding Back Pre> (capo at 2) intro: D a d dsus4 d bm gsus4 D…
No More Excuses Pre>intro riff the high notes are f# g be f#…
Nobody Hurts You Pre>riff over e d a e be a e d…
Not If It Pleases Me Pre>blues in f (capo at 1) Instrumental verse E e7 If I sh…
Nothin' From You I GOT PAID IT'S ON THE DOCKET MONEY IN THE BANK…
Nothin's Gonna Pull Us Apart Pre>intro e a e a E a e a d be If…
Oasis I am a lucky man that's what I think I might…
Obsessed With Aretha Pre>intro: hey ay ay ay etc Em d see am twice (am)…
OK Hieronymus I break a heart in a thousand places, she makes…
Over The Border A man smokes and a dog stretches A woman works…
Paralyzed I'll wait for someone to tell me what I already…
Partner For Life Pre>this is reported to be played with open tuning but…
Passion Is No Ordinary Word Pre>intro a e d A e a It worked much better in…
Passive Resistance Pre> Capo at 2 see f see am see f am…
Platinum Blonde Stuff comes down from the golden triangle On ferries from De…
Pollinate Pre>c dm7 see f see I can feel it in the…
Pourin' It All Out Pre>intro e d (4 times) (played as barre chords 7th,…
Protection So all of you be damned we can't have heaven…
Queen of Compromise How can you take the crown from the queen of…
Release Me Na na nah I can still feel your teethmarks in my…
Rockin' Hawk instrumental…
Saturday Night Is Dead Pre>intro d dsus4 d dm d (4 times) A bm a…
Saturday Nite Is Dead Everybody just looks ugly now information don't compute I d…
See Things My Way There is more than one of me So many I lose…
See Willy Fly By In this suburb of Babylon, they don't like to wait…
See Yourself Can you crawl out of the darkness Of that dungeon where…
Sharpening Axes Pre>intro be be be be be be see be (then)…
She Never Let Me Down Pre>cmaj7 bm7 f#m7 cmaj7 f#7 She never let me down. that's…
She Wants So Many Things Pre>(struck by lightning) She wants so many things (g. park…
Short Memories Pre>(1992 by graham parker, submitted by kirk anderson) (kan…
SILLY THING Pre>e a / e a / e a / e…
Slash And Burn D A D A The world was stripped of beauty baby…
Snowgun While that snowgun blasts into The future from the past It…
Socks 'N' Sandals I dunno why you love me baby I dunno why you…
Somebody Saved Me I heard the wild dogs scream in the midnight Just like…
Someone to Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Something You Pre>intro as in verse Verse Be a a e f# Take your money…
Soul Corruption They want you to trust in the power they′re wielding You…
Soul Shoes Pre>intro g c/g (4 times Verse G c/g g c/g Well I ain't…
Soultime Pre> D see g (4 times) D see g When I was a…
Sound Like Chains Pre>(the backing vocals at the ends of the lines are…
Stick to Me Pre>intro- em see em see em see g g am…
Stick to the Plan Hurricanes are howlin' up the florida coast Leaving the bea…
Strong Winds Have you seen her run through the wild things Dropping behi…
Stupefaction Pre> Another one I find easier to play with Capo at 2.…
Success The dreams and hopes of men Are powered by addiction And…
Sugar Gives You Energy Pre>c# be f# c# (twice) C# be f# c# I believe every…
Sugaree When they come to take you down When they bring that…
Sun Is Gonna Shine Again Pre>e be c#m a Someday we will cross a bridge, someday…
Suspension Bridge My daddy took me to see it When I was…
Syphilis & Religion We're comin' in our big ships Big guns blazin' bibles in…
Take Everything Pre> Be g#m e f# Take every, take every, take everything Tak…
Tear Your Playhouse Down You think you've got it all set up, You think you've…
Temporary Beauty You have to do your best to come up to…
Ten Girls Ago Pre>intro: e a e a e E a e Buster turned round…
Thankless Task Pre>intro e d 4 times then e bm7 e d E…
That Thing Is Rockin' You got 24 bears to a minute Not much substance in…
That's What They All Say Pre> Thanks to "john d.hayman" …
That's When You Know Pre>intro: guitar and whip cracks (drum sound) Capo at 2 Am…
That's Where She Ends Up Pre> G It's not right the way that you deal with her She's…
The 3 Martini Lunch I live near Hollywood out in the Canyon It's a good…
The Beating Of Another Heart She comes from the hardest town …
The Girl Isn't Ready Pre>intro A f#m The girl isn't ready (twice) A f#m The girl…
The Heat in Harlem Pre> C#m I ain't stopping fingers keep bopping F#m be e Swin…
The Kid With The Butterfly Net Pre>intro: (fiddle over) g / see / d / d…
The New York Shuffle [Spoken] All right, let's do the New York Shuffle (over D) …
The Other Side of the Reservoir What were they thinking When they dug that hole And…
The Raid Pre> Slow intro A d a e Where were you when the raid…
The Rest Is History The Rest is History by Graham Parker The way your fingers…
The Smart Bomb Too late, the smart bomb I've got to beat the machine Too…
The Sun Is Gonna Shine Again Pre>e be c#m a Someday we will cross a bridge, someday…
The Three Martini Lunch I live near Hollywood out in the Canyon It's a good…
The Weekend's Too Short Pre>intro: e then riff E e eadd9 e7 e6 e (use…
There's a ghost in my house There's a ghost in my house The ghost of your memories The…
They Got It Wrong They took the girl with the famous eyebrows and plucked…
They Murdered The Clown Pre>intro: a em a em gm A em g d The ringmaster…
Things I've Never Said If I could bring the sky A little closer to the…
Thunder And Rain Cold night air everywhere, holes in my feet…
Too Many Knots To Untangle Pre>intro d bm (4 times) D g a I don't understand telepathy,…
Too Much Time To Think I wanna walk out the door, I want to take…
Tornado Alley You used to swing your big ole breasts around town For…
Total Eclipse of the Moon Run and beat the shadow Run and beat the shadow Of the…
Tough On Clothes That crazy shirt you wear It's gettin'thin near threadbare …
Turn It into Hate Pre>the latest I looked at this was the live version…
Turned Up Too Late Pre> Verse G see g g see d g When you get inside…
Under The Mask Of Happiness Intro The majors can be played by sliding the E…
Waiting For The UFO's No-one can hide it anymore we know it's not imagining Even…
Wake Up I can't have no objection to the world outside I don't…
Watch The Moon Come Down Pre>watch the moon come down [top] [back to index] G see In…
Weather Report Hey, can you tell me What everybody plans to do Hey, can…
Weekend's Too Short Pre>intro: e then riff E e eadd9 e7 e6 e (use…
Weeping Statues Pre>capo at 4 intro: em am (twice) Em am em am Weeping…
What Happens When Her Beauty Fades? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HER BEAUTY FADES IS SHE A THING OF…
When I Was King Pre>capo at 2 intro: ? ? G g see em When I…
When the Lights Go Down What you don′t know can't hurt you What you can′t see…
When You Do That To Me Pre>intro: guitar and whip cracks (drum sound) Capo at 2 Am…
White Honey Pre>intro see f see f see f see f see…
Women In Charge You might believe that you're running the world, but you'r…
Worthy Of Your Love If I had the slightest clue as to what you…
Wrapping Paper I've broken your glass, called someone a dirty name Made a…
Yesterday's Cloud There's a man in my suitcase, a woman in your…
You Can't Be Too Strong Did they tear it out with talons of steel And give…
You Can't Hurry Love I need love, love to ease my mind, I need to…
You Can't Take Love For Granted Pre> Intro am g (twice) Verse Dm am g am Took her to a…
You Got The World As you wash your hair and bathe in Perrier As…
You Hit the Spot This groove is Em D Em Bm7 and the other…
You've Got To Be Kidding Second verse minus the passing chords Hey hey yeah la la…