--------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cale Helen of Troy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Em | G | Em Oh, did you see him standing in the street | G | Em Hmmm, he looked so big, you're so big, but I've seen him before | G | Em | G | Em He's running round with all the boys, oh thats him, hmmm, big thighs | G | Em | G | Em Creepy, creepy in the dark, shiny, shiny Joan of Arc, | G | Em | G |Em|G|Em|G|Em When the moonlight starts its glow, cold hard Helen, Queen of Troy | G | Em | G | Em She got charisma, got thunderstorms, like a baby, never been born | G | Em | G | Em She got mammon, mammon in disguise, in the cold rooms of her eyes A G A7 Em A G A7 Em Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy | G | Em | G | Em Oh look at him, inn't he gorgeous, such big thighs, all oiled and mine | G | Em | G | Em Listen, it's got to go, I want him in my arms to stay | G | Em | G | Em Big fat mama done me wrong, left me hanging all alone | G | Em But that bitch is as old, is as old, is as old | G | Em 's that dirty old crone right out there in the cold A G A7 Em A G A7 Em Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy | G | Em | G | Em | G | Em | G | Em | G | Em | G | Em Mercy, mercy, mercy me, I'm so scared, please comfort me | G | Em | G | Em I don't wanna be, your banshee boy, baying like the hounds of Troy A G A7 Em A G A7 Em Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy | G | Em | G | Em Standing there from under the lights, your eyes shining bright | G | Em | G | Em I want you all of the time, fill me with awe, all of the time | G | Em | G | Em Lubricate me, don't hate me Note: The trick to this song is to strike the F# note on the bass E string when transitioning between Em & G chords. The point at which this occurs is indicated with a '|' . Not sure of all the lyrics!