Everything Goes Graham Parker

Another schoolgirl disappears She's the twenty third one this year They're gonna search on the river bank And in the disused water tank But everything goes don't worry don't worry baby Everything'll work

Everything Goes (Single Version) Graham Parker

Another schoolgirl disappears She's the twenty third one this year They're gonna search on the river bank And in the disused water tank But everything goes don't worry don't worry baby Everything'll work

Durban Poison Graham Parker

The Zulus are rising from their shanty towns The Injuns are launching a counter attack The funeral pyre's burning as I strike a match And everything goes up in smoke again, oh Durban Poison, oh oh oh oh

Long Stem Rose Graham Parker

My long stem rose won't sit on the mantelpiece She's not disposed to being one of a dozen she's A living thing that's bound to get tired She won't be content just being admired funny that's the way it goes

Long Stem Rose (BBC Session) Graham Parker

My long stem rose won't sit on the mantelpiece She's not disposed to being one of a dozen she's A living thing that's bound to get tired She won't be content just being admired funny that's the way it goes

Mr. Tender Graham Parker

working hard to give the love you need And one day you'll see you call me mr tender I will smooth the edges from my roughness and lose the venom in my toughness I resolve to solve this problem and be everything

Local Girls Graham Parker

Don't talk too much 'cause she falls for the suckers, makes her feel everything is secure Don't ever leave a footprint on her floor Don't bother with the local girls Don't bother with the local girls Don't

Saturday Nite Is Dead Graham Parker

say I'm going to the funeral Sunday Saturday night is dead Saturday night is dead Yeah it's dead BRIDGE A G A G It must have been murder it ain't no accident A Oh no it means nothing to me G The clock goes

I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down Graham Parker

You think you've got it all set up, You think you've got a perfect plan But charm any man you see, And play with everything one that you can But I've got news for you baby, I hope it don't hit you too

Museum Of Stupidity Graham Parker

a museum of stupidity We'll fill it up with exhibits of idiocy We'll throw in religion and what it really means A way to hammer nails through the back of your brains The japanese trawlermen Who kill everything

I'm Just Your Man Graham Parker

something that bold I'm not the greatest mystery that was ever told I may not be who you wanna spend a whole life with alone I'm not that fascinating with features carved like stone But I'll tell you everything

Wrapping Paper Graham Parker

I've broken your glass, called someone a dirty name Made a nuisance of myself in front of friends I've dug my own grave, please don't let me lie in it Instead let's bury everything that caused us pain

Wrapping Paper (Alternate Take) Graham Parker

I've broken your glass, called someone a dirty name Made a nuisance of myself in front of friends I've dug my own grave, please don't let me lie in it Instead let's bury everything that caused us pain

There’s A Ghost In My House Graham Parker

much more than the day before Sittin' in my easy chair I feel your fingers running through my hair Lookin' down in my coffee cup I think I see your face lookin' up All alone without you You voice that goes

Fools` Gold Graham Parker

A D A D I been doing my homework now for a long long time A D A D And everything that I look for I know I will one day find E D E D I'm a fool so I'm told I get left in the cold E D A Cause I will

Fools' Gold Graham Parker

A D A D I been doing my homework now for a long long time A D A D And everything that I look for I know I will one day find E D E D I'm a fool so I'm told I get left in the cold E D A Cause I will search

The Kid With The Butterfly Net Graham Parker

She walks through the field Walks in the heat through the field She swings with her arm But can what she catches be real And when you look into her eyes You see what you want When everything was undone

The Kid With The Butterfly Net (Alternate Take) Graham Parker

She walks through the field Walks in the heat through the field She swings with her arm But can what she catches be real And when you look into her eyes You see what you want When everything was undone

The Heat In Harlem Graham Parker

heat in Harlem, The heat in Harlem The heat in Harlem punches then rolls No big decision no aircondition The heat in Harlem is the heat of the soul Mamma is crying Daddy is trying Brother is working for everything

White Honey Graham Parker

Intro C F C F C F C F C F C F C G F G C F C F C F C F White honey get it from the candy man C F C F C F C F White honey yeah any time I think I can. G C You wake up early in the morning G C A-pla...

Soul Shoes Graham Parker

Intro G CG (4 timesVERSEG CG G CGWell I ain't got no worry I ain't in no hurryYou better tell your mother, That you're a real soul brother Hey hey!I have to say it's all right About five past midni...

Lady Doctor Graham Parker

G C G CI've got a lady doctor She cure da pain for freeG C Bb F GI've got a lady doctor Oh there ain't nothing wrong with me.G C G CI went in with a heart burn into the surgeryTo my surprise two pr...

Heat Treatment Graham Parker

Thanks to Robert Watson for a complete revision of this chart. Robert's chart has the Em over the word

Hotel Chambermaid Graham Parker

When the lights are low you know I'm going to go to my hotel chambermaidI'm going to jump the garden and come on hard all rightWhile the river's rolling outside the windowGoing to see her going to ...

New York Shuffle Graham Parker

D AManhattan baby with a sing song voiceG Dshe got her place in the human zooD AI went to living on the boulevardG Anow that the revolution's dueG AShe said I've been around from town to townG Aand...

Love Gets You Twisted Graham Parker

E b e ac#m e a eLove gets you twisted, love gets you twisted all the wayThe hearts are enlisted, the hearts are enlisted to break each dayG#m eI try to straighten out but Im too wrapped up to seeC#...

You Can't Be Too Strong Graham Parker

Did they tear it out, with talons of steelAnd give you a shot, so that you wouldn't feelAnd washed it away, as if it wasn't realIt's just a mistake, I won't have to faceDon't give it a name, don't ...

Silly Thing Graham Parker

A EYou want me be someone betterA EI just wanna monkey 'round yeahA EYou want me to write you a letterA E A EBut the words just won't come the right wayA E BMy pen won't listen to a thing that I sa...

Don't Ask Me Questions Graham Parker

Lead Guitar intro Em Bm A Em Bm D A Bm then Bm G Bm G Bm G Crimson autograph is what we leave behind, Everywhere man set foot. Em Bm F

Black Honey Graham Parker

for his corrections. This used to be capo at 2 but since I can't find my capo just now, I've put it in open chords. Intro G D F

Little Miss Understanding Graham Parker

UnderstandingUnderstandingWhen I get mad I'm really a drag, tear down walls start losing my ragLike a bunch of cats tied up in a bag, how come I make your tail wagYou're little miss understanding y...

My Love's Strong Graham Parker

When the world's asleepAnd there's no one in your armsRaindrops hit the windowLike distant alarmsYou don't have to worryHey girl don't you cryMy love beats adversity babyEats it aliveAnd I got a re...

Dancing For Money Graham Parker

When I ask you for a light you don't turn the lights outWhen I'm looking for a fight you don't punch my lights outSometimes they say love is invincibleI wouldn't go as far as to say thatOne thing I...

Call Me Your Doctor Graham Parker

Call me your doctor if you want, I'll get the cure outTo be administered before sleepCall out the thing you really want And I'll be thereI'll make a housecallI'll find the problem's root No matter ...

Big Man On Paper Graham Parker

Oooh la la la la la la la la bop bop bopI look at a news cast being broadcast andTry to connect with the events in front of my eyesBut I can't see any further than the bills on the tableOr my kids ...

Soultime Graham Parker

When I was a boy I never felt The weight I'm feelingI had a crowd around me And that was thatI'd get on the bus and go to the Ata every weekendAnd feel the ultraviolet show the fluff up on my colla...

Sugar Gives You Energy Graham Parker

I believe every man has a chance to make goodI'm convinced that this is soEqual opportunity for the king or the hoodAnd everybody knowsSugar gives you energy Sugar gives you energySugar gives you e...

Daddy's A Postman Graham Parker

We wake up every morning Rush downstairs to the carJump inside it with mummy Her eyes are shining like starsThe sun's like something that God sentThe air's as fresh as our clothesWe're going to the...

Green Monkeys Graham Parker

In a distant street a distant beatrepeats machine gun likeIn a forest grows a sweet fruit filled with poisonIn a clear blue sky a plane burstsinto flames high above usIn an office blind machines bl...

I Was Wrong Graham Parker

I dreamed I was someone specialIn another lifeThey gave me my fifteen minutesThen they pulled the knifeIt was just another dealIt was just another reelOn a tape that keeps on turningIn the dark in ...

You Got The World (Right Where You Want It) Graham Parker

As you wash your hair and bathe in PerrierAs you hit the bank machine at nightDrinking money for tomorrow's flightAs you count your loss or bet on a black horseSit behind the wheel of a black Porsc...

Slash And Burn Graham Parker

The world was stripped of beauty baby By the working manHe was told it was his duty baby Again and again and againThey took the slaves from Africa baby Along with sugar sacksTo build the British Em...

Don't Let It Break You Down Graham Parker

Now don't get bent out of shapeDon't start tearing out your hairOne a sweet little angelThat stuff's nowhereWhen the bombs go off on Oxford StreetAnd the kids beat up old peopleIt's just a soundtra...

Under The Mask Of Happiness Graham Parker

All the dirt's lying under the carpetHe swallowed a drink and then checked her heartbeatHer wedding gown has been burned to ashesFanned by the flutter of her false lashesOne last chance to kiss aga...

Back In Time Graham Parker

You stop in the old cafe where you used to play pinballAnd look for the air raid shelter but it's gone and the cafe seems soSmall and all the gardens that had trees and stolen applesNow have small ...

OK Hieronymus Graham Parker

I break a heart in a thousand places, she makes a slur against other racesHe rejects all of the unpretty faces, sticks them full of knivesI take a shot at birds flying south, he takes the gun barre...

Get Started. Start A Fire Graham Parker

The mona lisa's sister doesn't smileShe tried to pose but only for a whileLeonardo sent her home since then she has lived aloneWith her few belongings and a copy of a painting of herself unhappyShe...

The Girl Isn't Ready Graham Parker

The girl isn't ready, the girl isn't readyThe girl isn't ready, is what her mother saysWe just put her toys away, it seems like yesterdayShe has seen something better through the windowShe will rea...

Blue Highways Graham Parker

The kid's left home, the kid's got a kid of her ownDon't knock that door, don't knock it, nobody's homeThe mystery sign, turn off and follow it blindThe interstate is jammed and crammed with exhaus...

Success Graham Parker

The dreams and hopes of menAre powered by addictionAnd who am I to say thatThis is an afflictionWhen everybody getsSuckered in and lives theirLives like fictionWriting their own storyOf successThey...