A#m Bust my back on the Levy - broke my strings on the BBC D#m C# F7 G# Found my chops on Eel Pie Island - paid my dues at the Marquee A#m D#m Slagged off by the N.M.E. - lost my stash and my virginity D#m F7 A#m In this Cockamamie Business A#m Got my face on Ed Sullivan - broke my heart on the Soul Train D#m C# F7 G# Introduced to Bad Company - lost cells down at Brain Drain A#m D#m And before I could mend - lost the missus, missed the girlfriend D#m F7 A#m In this Cockamamie Business A#m Now we like to air condition - though the air has no ozone ring D#m C# Still theyʼre chopping down the forest for McDonalds and the Burger F7 G# King A#m D#m Eating cows with such persistance - doesnʼt offer much resistance D#m F7 A#m To this Cockamamie Business A#m There are too many things - stressing out the nervous system D#m C# F7 G# Girls you used to know - fellas that may have kissedʼem A#m D#m Some got rabies - Some got fleas - some got incurable diseases D#m F7 A#m From this Cockamamie Business A#m Everybodyʼs after as many points as they can get D#m As long as itʼs not them that has to pay C# F7 G# No one really minds the Debt A#m D#m 5-Star actors, tax inspectors, film producers and directors D#m F7 A#m With their Cockamamie Business A#m Well you do what you can - canʼt do much more than that (No you canʼt do what he just said) D#m C# F7 G# Some days youʼre pretty sharp - on other days you feel half dead (While you make your daily bread) A#m D#m Didnʼt want to be a star - wanted just to play guitar D#m F7 A#m In this Cockamamie Business
