Tabbed by:CDemmings Tuning: Standard I play all these chords in their bar forms. You can play them however you want. D5 Rowing ringing cares a flinging D5 As we ride this boat of hide D5 All eagle-eyed and dignified D5 D5 C5 Bb5 Down the river across the great divide Bb5 Words beside Bb5 At the highest of tides A5 With my bona fide bride A5 She's my A5 Touring guide G5 And yes we both do reside G5 On this riverside G5 D5 Where we hide D5 Vacation's a lot of work D5 But here we are with ringing bells D5 And floating on this cockleshell D5 My pal Grins D5 C5 Bb5 Hugs the wind and sighs Bb5 We realize Bb5 With our blank minds aside A5 Only to see the mystery A5 Of many books floating free G5 And those books are free indeed There's one caught in the weed D5 Let's get it C5 Bb5 Go get that lovely book C5 Bb5 Let's grab those lovely books C5 Bb5 Gather up all these books C5 D5 We're gettin' looks looks D5 We're gettin' the looks C5 Bb5 These lovely bloody books C5 Bb5 Arms full of lonely books C5 Bb5 Freely collecting books C5 Bb5 We're getting funny looks C5 While we are A5 Stacking Organizing B5 C5 Filing A5 B5 C5 Piling way up high and rising A5 Dewey dusty B5 C5 Decimalizing A5 Sorting Tracking B5 C5 Systemizing G5 A5 Bb5 Can't believe we found this vintage G5 A5 Bb5 We now have such great advantage G5 A5 Bb5 Great they'll look in our library G5 Let's get goin A5 Bb5 And let us hurry D5 Now now D5 Hey hey hey D5 What do they say D5 Collections sit and beg to play D5 Wanting to give D5 And speak with us D5 But neatly packed D5 C5 Bb5 And nicely put away Bb5 What to do Bb5 For I've heard they are good A5 But we've also been told They can't be understood G5 By simpletons like me And should never be D5 So why try C5 Bb5 Crack in to all those books C5 Bb5 The lovely bloody books C5 Bb5 We open up these books C5 D5 We taking looks looks D5 We're taking a look D5 Bb5 Time to hit the books C5 Bb5 The lovely bloody books C5 Bb5 Arms full of lovely books C5 Bb5 Open up all these books C5 It's got the A5 B5 C5 Words of one who made the river A5 B5 C5 Blood that's flowing through the soil A5 B5 C5 I got books I just don't read them A5 B5 C5 Cleaning scraps up from the table G5 A5 Bb5 Flippin through with fingers pointing G5 A5 Bb5 At the letter and the numbers G5 A5 Bb5 Straining eyes and feeling better G5 A5 Bb5 Wonderin how to be members D5 How now (Whistle moment) A5 And I'm turning the page While on A5 Center stage G5 It is starting to sink And I'm to the brink F#5 With my plans in pencil While the vision's in ink Bb5 What to think F#5 G5 A5 My left brain tells me I'm a fool F#5 A5 B5 My right brain tells me It's true F#5 G5 A5 I only am knowing one thing F#5 A5 B5 I like hearing good news D5 B5 It's true D5 B5 It's true D5 B5 It's true And it's false D5 B5 Gonna cost D5 B5 myself D5 B5 For these books D5 B5 Taking one second look A5 B5 C5 Gonna call my counselor now D5 B5 He's gonna clear D5 B5 Clear confusion D5 B5 Then explain everything F#5 G5 A5 These books steer our ship with good news F#5 A5 B5 For now I got nothing to lose C5 B5 My brother C5 B5 Remembers C5 B5 A5 thousand C5 B5 I can't quote you one line C5 B5 But oh now C5 B5 I shall C5 B5 Know all of your ways A5 B5 C5 With warm cockles in to my heart D5 B5 And dancing to hits D5 B5 And skipping around D5 B5 Around on unsinkable ships
