heliocentric@breathe.com
8th October 2000, 6.19pm
Shaun Hand, Birmingham.

DON'T BURST MY BUBBLE
(Marriott-Lane)

Done to the best of my ability on a four string guitar.

From the LP 'Small Faces - In Memorium' (Germany, 1969)

Chords used:

capo at first fret (optional)

Bb:  x02220  Gm:  244222
C:   x2444x  E:   xx134x
Dm:  x46654  G:   244322
Eb:  xx0232
F:   022100

Bb C Dm C (x2)

            Bb             C
Well, there ain't nothing happening
           Dm      C                  Bb  C  Dm  C
But people telling me I got to worry.        Hah!
       Bb         C            Dm        C
Saying watch that man with his ballpoint pen,
                Bb     C  Dm  C
He'll take your money.

    Eb          F
But all I wanna do,
  Gm                F                  Eb      F  Gm  F
I wanna take things slow, I ain't in a hurry.
            Bb             C
But there's people talking like me, jiving(?),
Dm             C                   Bb      C  Dm  C
Messing about, my, they think it's funny.

    Eb   F   Eb   F
So, hold on, hold on.
F              Bb      C
Don't burst my bubble.
Dm       C       Bb     C      Dm  C
Leave my bubble alone,  yeah.

        Bb              C
There's kids outside my door,
             Dm                   C       Bb         C  Dm  C
I don't know what they're waiting for, so forget it.
    Bb            C
Cos if I let them in,
           Dm             C            Bb         C  Dm  C
I know the trouble I'd be in, I'd soon regret it.

    Eb   F   Eb   F
So, hold on, hold on..
F              Bb      C
Don't burst my bubble.
Dm       C       Bb    C     Dm  C
Leave my bubble alone, yeah.

E G E G

Bb C Dm C (x2)
(ad lib vocals)

F (bass only w/guitar solo and ad lib vocals)

Bb C Dm C (repeat til fade w/ad lib vocals)