Capo 3rd fret

INTRO - C (with some suspended 4ths thrown in) 

C (x32010@1)          F9 (101011@1)  
Pale, pubescent beasts roam through the  
G (320003@1)             Am7 (x02010@1)streets and coffee-shops 
      Dm7           F (133211@1)                 
Their pray gather in herds of stiff knee-length  
Eb9 (x2122x@5)                 Db9 (x4344x@1)skirts and white ankle-socks 
    C (x32010@1)                    F9 (101011@1)  
But while they search for a mate my type hiber- 
G (320003@1)            Am7 (x02010@1)nate in bedrooms above 
   D7 (xx0212@1)          F9 (101011@1)   F/G (303211@1)  C (x32010@1)Composing their songs          of love 

{as verse 1} 

Young, uniform minds in uniform 

lines and uniform ties 

Run round with trousers on fire and signs of 

desire they cannot disguise 

While I try to find words as light as the 

birds that circle above 

To put in my songs of love 


Ab (xx1114@1)         Fm6 (1x3131@1)     C (x32010@1)          Am7 (x02010@1)Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice 
Ab (xx1114@1)      Fm6 (1x3131@1)           C/G (3x555x@1)        G (320003@1)Fortune depends on the tone of your voice 
   C (x32010@1)                 F9 (101011@1)  
So sing while you have time 
          G (320003@1)               Am7 (x02010@1)Let the sun shine down from above 
    D7 (xx0212@1)            F9 (101011@1)   F/G (303211@1)    C (x32010@1)And fill you with songs      of love 

{INSTRUMENTAL - based on verse} 

{As above} 

Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice 

Fortune depends on the tone of your voice 

So let's sing while we still can 

While the sun hangs high up above 
D7 (xx0212@1)      F9 (101011@1)   F/G (303211@1)    Am (x02210@1)    Am/G (302210@1)Wonderful songs           of love 
D7/F# (200212@1)      F9 (101011@1)    F/G (303211@1)    C (x32010@1)Beautiful songs   of       love