From the Difford & Tilbrook album

Arpeggios intro: You're on your own here!

VERSE:

D (xx0232@1)                     Em7
    You're banging your drum

C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)   You blow your own trumpet

D (xx0232@1)                Em7
    Your ship came in

C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)   And your fanfare sunk it

D (xx0232@1)              Em7                        F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)   The tide has turned, our love's gone forever,   ever

Em7                F#m7 (131141@2)   I stand on the shore

G (320003@1)      G/A (320203@1)   As it floats down the river,   river

CHORUS:

D/F# (200232@1)     F6I (15xxxx@1)had such hopes

Bb (x1333x@1)         GG/A
I had such visions planned

D/F# (200232@1)      F6The (15xxxx@1)frames were shot

Bb (x1333x@1)       GG/A
But now our future's canned

A6 (x04xxx@1)                                       G9 (x2323x@1)   I had my hopes so high they fell right down

A6 (x04xxx@1)                                       G9 (x2323x@1)   I had my hopes so high they fell right down

VERSE:
D (xx0232@1)              Em7
I'm banging my head

C (x32010@1)                  GYou (320003@1)watch without malice
(You watch with no interest at all)

D (xx0232@1)              Em7
I bet all your friends

C (x32010@1)                  GCompare (320003@1)this to "Dallas"
(I might as well talk to a brick wall)

D (xx0232@1)             Em7            F (133211@1)     GSo (320003@1)under the arm I feel the cold shoulder

Em7                F#m7So (131141@2)I'll once again

G (320003@1)      G/Ahave (320203@1)to play the wild rover

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL:

D/F# (200232@1)    G (320003@1)      C/A C/B (x2555x@1)G/DG/E

D/F# (200232@1)    G (320003@1)      C/EC/A (x3111x@5) G (320003@1) G/A (320203@1)D/F#F6            Bb (x1333x@1)       GG/A
Do I need all this pressure

D/F#F6      Bb (x1333x@1)      GG/A
Do I bury my temper

D/F# (200232@1)                                     F6 (15xxxx@1)   I had my hopes so high they fell right down

A6 (x04xxx@1)                                       G9 (x2323x@1)   I had my hopes so high they fell right down

D/F# (200232@1)             F6 (15xxxx@1)              A6 (x04xxx@1)               G9 (x2323x@1)(Ad lib vocals)

D/F# (200232@1)             F6 (15xxxx@1)              A6 (x04xxx@1)               G9 (x2323x@1)

CODA:

D/F# (200232@1)    G (320003@1)      C/A C/B (x2555x@1)G/DG/E

D/F# (200232@1)    G (320003@1)      C/EC/A (x3111x@5) G/D (4x3121@7)        D (xx0232@1)(slow tempo to finish)