Tabbed by:CDemmings Tuning: Standard I play all these chords in their bar forms. You can play them however you want. D Rowing ringing cares a flinging D As we ride this boat of hide D All eagle-eyed and dignified D D C Bb Down the river across the great divide Bb Words beside Bb At the highest of tides A With my bona fide bride A She's my A Touring guide G And yes we both do reside G On this riverside G D Where we hide D Vacation's a lot of work D But here we are with ringing bells D And floating on this cockleshell D My pal Grins D C Bb Hugs the wind and sighs Bb We realize Bb With our blank minds aside A Only to see the mystery A Of many books floating free G And those books are free indeed There's one caught in the weed D Let's get it C Bb Go get that lovely book C Bb Let's grab those lovely books C Bb Gather up all these books C D We're gettin' looks looks D We're gettin' the looks C Bb These lovely bloody books C Bb Arms full of lonely books C Bb Freely collecting books C Bb We're getting funny looks C While we are A Stacking Organizing B C Filing A B C Piling way up high and rising A Dewey dusty B C Decimalizing A Sorting Tracking B C Systemizing G A Bb Can't believe we found this vintage G A Bb We now have such great advantage G A Bb Great they'll look in our library G Let's get goin A Bb And let us hurry D Now now D Hey hey hey D What do they say D Collections sit and beg to play D Wanting to give D And speak with us D But neatly packed D C Bb And nicely put away Bb What to do Bb For I've heard they are good A But we've also been told They can't be understood G By simpletons like me And should never be D So why try C Bb Crack in to all those books C Bb The lovely bloody books C Bb We open up these books C D We taking looks looks D We're taking a look D Bb Time to hit the books C Bb The lovely bloody books C Bb Arms full of lovely books C Bb Open up all these books C It's got the A B C Words of one who made the river A B C Blood that's flowing through the soil A B C I got books I just don't read them A B C Cleaning scraps up from the table G A Bb Flippin through with fingers pointing G A Bb At the letter and the numbers G A Bb Straining eyes and feeling better G A Bb Wonderin how to be members D How now (Whistle moment) A And I'm turning the page While on A Center stage G It is starting to sink And I'm to the brink F# With my plans in pencil While the vision's in ink Bb What to think F# G A My left brain tells me I'm a fool F# A B My right brain tells me It's true F# G A I only am knowing one thing F# A B I like hearing good news D B It's true D B It's true D B It's true And it's false D B Gonna cost D B myself D B For these books D B Taking one second look A B C Gonna call my counselor now D B He's gonna clear D B Clear confusion D B Then explain everything F# G A These books steer our ship with good news F# A B For now I got nothing to lose C B My brother C B Remembers C B A thousand C B I can't quote you one line C B But oh now C B I shall C B Know all of your ways A B C With warm cockles in to my heart D B And dancing to hits D B And skipping around D B Around on unsinkable ships
