• Song:

    Dumb Things

  • Artist:

    Paul Kelly

  • Album:

    Live, May 1992 (disc 2)

Transcribed by Jon Hansford (pearl@powerup.com.au) 
Minor alterations by Sam (sbartlett@alga.com.au) 
 
Intro 
A5 , E5 (x3) 

A5 , C5 , G5 , D5 
 
A5      E5       A5      E5              
WELCOME STRANGER, TO THE SHOW 
A5      E5      A5     C5  G5     D5   
I'M THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE LYING LOW 
A5      E5          A5        E5 
SAW THE KNIFES OUT, TURNED MY BACK 
A5        E5            A5     C5     G5      D5          
HEARD THE TRAIN COMING, STAYED RIGHT ON THE TRACK 
 

F5              C5    
IN THE MIDDLE, IN THE MIDDLE 
E5                 F5  G5    
IN THE MIDDLE OF A DREAM 
  A5         E5         F5         C5           
I'VE LOST MY SHIRT I'VE PAWNED MY RINGS 
G5         D5       A5     E5     
I'VE DONE ALL THE DUMB THINGS 
 
CAUGHT THE FEVER, HEARD THE TUNE 
THOUGHT I LOVED HER, HUNG MY HEART UP ON THE MOON 
STARTED HOWLING, MADE NO SENSE 
THOUGHT MY FRIEND'S WOULD RUSH TO MY DEFENCE 
 
IN THE MIDDLE 
IN THE MIDDLE 
IN THE MIDDLE OF A DREAM 
I'VE LOST MY SHIRT I'VE PAWNED MY RING 
I'VE DONE ALL THE DUMB THINGS 
YEA I'VE THROWN MY HAT INTO THE RING 
I'VE DONE ALL THE DUMB THINGS 
 
AND I GET ALL, YOUR GOOD ADVISE 
NOTHING STOPS ME FROM GOING THROUGH THESE THINGS TWICE 
I SEE THE KNIVES OUT, I TURN MY BACK 
I HEAR THAT TRAIN COMING, STAY RIGHT THERE ON THE TRACK 
 
IN THE MIDDLE 
IN THE MIDDLE 
IN THE MIDDLE OF A DREAM 
I'VE LOST MY SHIRT I'VE PAWNED MY RING 
I'VE DONE ALL THE DUMB THINGS 
I'VE MELTED WAX TO FIX MY WINGS 
YEA I'VE DONE ALL THE DUMB THINGS 
I THROUGH MY HAT INTO THE RING 
I'VE DONE ALL THE DUMB THINGS 
WELL I THOUGHT THAT I JUST HAD TO SING 
I'VE DONE ALL THE DUMB THINGS
Show more



Loading YouTube video ...