INTRO:
Am (x02210@1)    A4 (x02230@1)    Am (x02210@1)    Am(9)       
 
Am (x02210@1)A4 (x02230@1)F7M/G   
Once there was a  
Am  A4  F7M/G 
time,   When my  
Am/F# A4/F# F7M  Em  
mind  lay on   higher things 

{as above} 

And once there was a time 

I could find pretty words to sing 

But now, well now I find 

It saves time to say what you mean 

I know it seems so unrefined 

but it's time to let off some steam  

Oh come on! 
F (133211@1)       D7/F# (200212@1)    Am (x02210@1)     Em (022000@1)Everybody knows that No means Yes 
        F (133211@1)      D7/F# (200212@1)               Dm7/GG 
Just like glasses come free on the N. H. S. 
        F (133211@1)    D7/F# (200212@1)             Am (x02210@1)        Em (022000@1)But the more I look through them the more I see 
      F (133211@1)    G(6) (320000@1)    C (x32010@1)I'm becoming more like Alfie  

Once there was a time 

When a kind word could be enough 

And once there was a time 

I could blindfold myself with love 

But not now - now I'm resigned 

To the kind of life I had reserved 

For other guys less smart than I 

Y'know - the kind who will always end up with the girls  

And besides 

Everybody knows that No means Yes 

Just like glasses come free on the N.H.S. 

But the more I look through them the more I see 

I'm becoming more like Alfie  

Oh come on! 

SOLO {based on Chorus} 

FINAL CHORD: 
C7M