Breakfast in America (1979)
Am ~
Am G - F
1. Take a look at my girlfriend,
she's the only one I got,
Am G F
not
much of a girlfriend, never seem to get a lot.
E - E7 Am
Take a jumbo across the water, like to see America,
E - E7
see
the girls in California.
Dm G
Dm G
I'm hoping it's going to come
true, but there's not a lot I can do.
Am G
F
2. Could we have kippers for breakfast, Mummy, dear, Mummy, dear ?
Am
G
F
They got to have 'em in Texas, ‘cos everyone's a
millionaire.
E - E7 Am
I'm a winner, I'm a sinner, do you want my autograph ?
E - E7
I'm a loser, what a joker.
Dm G
Dm G
I'm playing my jokes upon you,
while there's nothing better to do.
E Am
Ba-ba-da-dow,
ba-ba-dow-ba-ba-dow, di-dow
di-dow.
E
Am
Ba-ba-da-dow,
ba-ba-dow-ba-ba-dow, di-dow
di-dow.
F Dm G
Nanana, nanana nana.
Am G F
3. Don't you look at my girlfriend, she's the
only one I got,
Am G
F
not
much of a girlfriend, I never seem to get a lot.
E - E7 Am
Take a jumbo ‘cross
the water, like to see America,
E
- E7
see
the girls in California.
Dm G
Dm
G
I'm hoping it's going to come
true, but there's not a lot I can do.
E
Am
Ba-ba-da-dow,
ba-ba-dow-ba-ba-dow, di-dow
di-dow.
E
Am
Ba-ba-da-dow,
ba-ba-dow-ba-ba-dow, di-dow
di-dow.
E Am
+ Hey-ah, hey-ah, hey-ah,
hey-ah !
E
Am
Hey-ah, hey-ah, hey-ah, hey-ah !
F Dm G
Nanana, nanana,
nana.
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Supertramp)