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On The Shelf by Jake Thackray
On The Shelf
Tuning: E A D G B E
Am7 Am F Am x2
[Verse]
Am7 Am
I’ve been left on the shelf,
F Am
but don't go think I’m broken-hearted.
Am7 Am
Although I live by meself,
F Am
I don’t shed many tears in the mornings…
[Chorus]
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
I fry my kipper, mash me tea:
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
it would be nicer if someone could share
Cmaj7
it with me.
[Verse]
Bm7 E7
But, nevertheless, I
Am7 Am
get by on my own :
F Am
there's just one chair underneath my table.
Am7 Am
I eat my breakfast alone,
F Am
and I don’t shed many tears.
[Chorus]
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
People gossip and they say
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
that happiness is passing me by.
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
I’m quite happy in my own small way,
Bm7 E7
although I sometimes cry a little…
[Verse]
Am7 Am
I’ve been left on the shelf,
F Am
but don't go think I’m broken-hearted.
Am7 Am
Although I live by meself,
F Am
I don’t shed many tears in the afternoons…
[Chorus]
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
I walk in the park, under the trees,
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
and it would be nicer if someone could walk
Cmaj7
with me.
[Verse]
Bm7 E7
But, nevertheless, I
Am7 Am
get by on my own
F Am
I feed the ducks from a single paper bag.
Am7 Am
I pick me flowers alone,
F Am
and I don’t shed many tears.
[Chorus]
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
People gossip and they say
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
that happiness is passing me by.
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
I’m quite happy in my own small way,
Bm7 E7
although I sometimes cry a little…
[Verse]
Am7 Am
I’ve been left on the shelf,
F Am
but don't go think I’m broken-hearted.
Am7 Am
Although I live by meself,
F Am
I don’t shed many tears in the evenings…
[Chorus]
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
I watch my telly regularly
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
it would be nicer if someone could watch with
Cmaj7
me.
[Verse]
Bm7 E7
But, nevertheless, I
Am7 Am
get by on my own :
F Am
I talk in my sleep to my hot-water bottle.
Am7 Am
I drink my cocoa alone,
F Am
and I don’t shed many tears.
F Am
I don’t shed many tears.
F Am
I don’t shed many tears.
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