Graham Parker - A Brand New Book Lyrics
Pre>intro f bb c c f bb c c f bb dm dmF c bb fI once read the story of somebodys life I had a few moments to spareF c bb fHe was a good man who lived with his wife with the usual kids in his hairDm g dm gThere was happiness a lot of weirdness and a sprinkle of tragedyDm gI pulled it by chance from a second hand binBb cBut it couldve been written just for meChorusF bb f bbBecause the words came out not twist and shoutF bb cCause thats not what a grown man writes aboutF bb f bbThat chapters over, let it blow overF bb c c fI found that Ive become the owner of a brand new bookF bb c fA brand new book (then)F bb c dmIve travelled far and Ive travelled wide and I guess Ill be travelling onFill another suitcase up with possessions and put on a badfinger songIve got much more than most people have and a little less than a fewBut you cant measure these things by weightThey either drag you down or they lift youRepeat chorus (then) bridgeDm bb f bbI dont read between the lines Im not ready for what Ill findDm bbI dont believe that love is blindG g cIt just cant see straight, it just cant see straight oh yeahC c dRead all about it, read all about it yeahF bb c fA brand new book (twice)I read that book for an hour or two and then I looked up at the night skyI saw the big dipper and then the big bopper and I realised how much time had gone byEvery page had something to say but one thing that struck me as trueThe clock just keeps ticking as if youre not thereMan it either drags you down or it lifts you chorus/pre>