Big Man On Paper — текст песни (Graham Parker)

Capo at 2 C Am
Oooh la la la la la la la la bop bop bop (twice)

C Am
I look at a news cast being broadcast and
C Am
try to connect with the events in front of my eyes
C Am
But I can`t see any further than the bills on the table
C Am C Am
or my kids first Halloween disguise ooooh

Then I drive into town And go to the Hudson Valley Mall
And look at the youth in their White snake T shirts
They`re wearing a poor man`s version of the haircut
Man they might as well be from another universe

F C F C
I`d like to live In one world or another
F C Bb F
Baby one world or another Would almost seem right
F C F C
I`d like to see Peace on earth for my brother But I`m just a

CHORUS
C Am C Am C Am C
Ooooooh Big man on paper ooooh Big man on paper
C Am
Oooh la la la la la la la la bop bop bop (twice)

I look at a magazine designed for the successful woman
And look for one designed for the unsuccessful man
But I can`t see it anywhere on the newsstands
Maybe next week Maybe next week
So I hit the arcade and then get back in the car
And drive drive drive down that empty highway again
Surrounded by food you don`t worry about starvation
Only temptation and keeping sane

Maybe you live in one world or another Baby One world or another
And maybe that`s right I found myself Somewhere under the cover of a

... CHORUS (After chorus a few clashing G`s then C Am etc)