Tom :A5 Intro: A5 G5 B5 (x4) VERSE 1 A5 G5 F#5 E5 He made the news today for the first time on page three. B5 D5 Left the local supermarket job in sale and figures. A5 G5 F#5 E5 Makes a treat each week, tomorrow sits at home. B5 D5 He'd be such a lovely boy if he'd only leave the girls alone. C#5 F#5 B5 C#5 D5 You could see it in his face each time he ran away. CHORUS A5 C#5 B5 F5 A5 / E5 It was a ba-ba-ba-ba-ba big opportunity. VERSE 2 A5 G5 F#5 E5 Bathroom porcelain and handles made of brass. B5 D5 Took the proper grooming and full year language class. A5 G5 F#5 E5 They're sure he's the guy to snatch them from this scene B5 D5 and take them to some place they're sure their mother's never been. C#5 F#5 B5 C#5 D5 You could see it in his face as the colour drained away. CHORUS A5 C#5 B5 F5 It was a ba-ba-ba-ba-ba big opportunity. A5 C#5 B5 F5 A ba-ba-ba-ba-ba big opportunity. A5 C#5 B5 F5 E5 A ba-ba-ba-ba-ba big opportunity. BRIDGE F#5 C#5 Cold evenings create a living room dance. F#5 C#5 Spend late nights revolving around one lost chance. D5 Oh yeah. REPEAT INTRO CHORDS SOLO A G F#m E B7 D7 S S ----------------------------------------- 2-3-35-3-2--232---------0--0-0-0-0-0----- ----------------2-------24-4-4-4-5-4-2--- ------------------2---------------------0 ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- A G F#m E B7 Dm S ----------------------------------------- 532-0---320--------------2-3-5-6--------- ---2-202---2---------2-4----------------- ------------2-----24--------------------- ----------------------------------------- ------------0---------------------------- A5 G5 F#5 E5 They're gonna jump the train it's the last one today. B5 D5 Join us in the back row of the ones that got away. A5 G5 F#5 E5 Join a big parade, it works for you and me. B5 D5 And you'll add a thrill because you'll hear it on TV. C#5 F#5 B5 C#5 D5 Throw it up against the wall just to see how far it falls. CHORUS A5 C#5 B5 F5 'cause it's a ba-ba-ba-ba-ba big opportunity. A5 C#5 B5 F5 A ba-ba-ba-ba-ba big opportunity. A5 C#5 B5 F5 E5 / A5 A ba-ba-ba-ba-ba big opportunity.