Nothing To Say
          Written by: Ray Davies

     
           
Intro: C G F C, 2x


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Remember walking with you by my side

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You were my Papa and I was your pride

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Now I've got children and I'm going grey

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No time for talking, I got nothin' to say


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Those Sunday dinners that we had at home

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Now I've got a house and I've got friends of my own

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We can't do tomorrow what we did yesterday

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It's best that we're going our separate ways, OK


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How is your rheumatism (nothing to say)

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How are your chillblains (nothing to say)

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How's Aunty Mabel (nothing to say)

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So far Papa, I got nothin' to say, OK


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Those happy days we spent together

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We thought our world would never change

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How________ the days go by

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And things will never be the same  


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You keep pretending that everything's fine

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So you make small talk to help pass the time

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But all the words that you spit from your face

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Add up to nothin', you got nothin' to say


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How are those noisy neighbors next door

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I'll have to go soon 'cos I'm getting bored

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I gotta be home early to see a good play

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So far Papa, I got nothin' to say

     Now the verse chords are played over "La la la la-la, la-la la la,"


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How is your life insurance (nothing to say)

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How is your trade union (nothing to say)

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How is your Independence (nothing to say)

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So for Papa, I got nothin' to say