[Intro]

E (022100@1)  /G#m   /A    /B
E (022100@1)  /G#m   /A    /B
E (022100@1)  /G#m   /A    /B
E (022100@1)  /G#m   /A    /B

D (xx0232@1)                   AHigh (x02220@1)Street shops are boarded up,
        Bm (x24432@1)                 Gand (320003@1)the terrace it is fenced in.
D (xx0232@1)                     ASee-through (x02220@1)shields are walled across
    Bm (x24432@1)              Gthe (320003@1)way that you came in.
            D (xx0232@1)              ABut (x02220@1)there's no need to get excited,
       Bm (x24432@1)                    GAs (320003@1)the lorries bring the bacon in,
           D (xx0232@1)                A'Cause (x02220@1)the housewives are all singin',
        Bm (x24432@1)      G (320003@1)  ABm
"Groovy times are here a-gain."

[as above]
D (xx0232@1)               AThey (x02220@1)discovered on Black Saturday,
         Bm (x24432@1)                  GThat (320003@1)mobs don't march, they run (they run)
D (xx0232@1)                   ASo (x02220@1)you you can excuse the nervous triggerman,
        Bm (x24432@1)                Gfor (320003@1)this once jumping the gun.
D (xx0232@1)                      AThey (x02220@1)were picking up the dead,
      Bm (x24432@1)             GOut (320003@1)of the broken glass,
D (xx0232@1)                   AYes, (x02220@1)it's number one, hit radio says
          Bm (x24432@1)          G"Groovy (320003@1)times are here at last."


E (022100@1)  G#m (133111@4)A (x02220@1)BGroo-oo---vy (x2444x@1)times,
E (022100@1)  G#m (133111@4)A (x02220@1)BGroo-oo---vy (x2444x@1)times,
E (022100@1)  G#m (133111@4)A (x02220@1)BGroo-oo---vy (x2444x@1)times.

[chords under solo as chorus - 3X E/G#M/A/B, 1X B/A/G#m/E]

B (x2444x@1)  /A    /G#m  /E

Play this on acoustic. There's a bit enclosed within stars (**-7--9--7--**) that I'm not
too sure about.
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------7---7-5------|
G----------------------------------6-7-9-7-6-7----------7-----|
D---7--7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--9---------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------4----5--------------------7-5-----|
B-----------------------------7-7-----------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

Joes starts singing again but play this bit underneath:

E----------7---------------------------------------------------|
B---7-10----10-p-7-7------------7--10--10--7-------------------|
G------------------------9--7--9----------------**-7--9--7--**-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------5-/-10------5-/-10----10-/-2----|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

E----5-/-10------5-/-10-----10-/-2-------------5-/-12-----|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------7------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----|
B----7-8-7----7----------10--------------------------------|
G-----------9----9--7--------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|


[as verse 1]
D (xx0232@1)             AThe (x02220@1)intake is on the uptake,
        Bm (x24432@1)                Gthe (320003@1)acceleration's pretty grim.
D (xx0232@1)                AI (x02220@1)can remember his first appearance,
        Bm (x24432@1)                  Gnow (320003@1)look what's happened to him.
D (xx0232@1)            AThey (x02220@1)put him in a dog suit,
             Bm (x24432@1)       Glike (320003@1)nineteen sixy four.
D (xx0232@1)                  AKing (x02220@1)of early evening ITV,
             Bm (x24432@1)            G"Groovy (320003@1)times forever more."

[as chorus]
E (022100@1)  G#m (133111@4)A (x02220@1)BGroo-oo-vy (x2444x@1)times,
E (022100@1)  G#m (133111@4)A (x02220@1)BGroo-oo-vy (x2444x@1)times,
E (022100@1)  G#m (133111@4)A (x02220@1)BGroo-oo-vy (x2444x@1)times.