G#m Bust my back on the Levy - broke my strings on the BBC C#m B D#7 F# Found my chops on Eel Pie Island - paid my dues at the Marquee G#m C#m Slagged off by the N.M.E. - lost my stash and my virginity C#m D#7 G#m In this Cockamamie Business G#m Got my face on Ed Sullivan - broke my heart on the Soul Train C#m B D#7 F# Introduced to Bad Company - lost cells down at Brain Drain G#m C#m And before I could mend - lost the missus, missed the girlfriend C#m D#7 G#m In this Cockamamie Business G#m Now we like to air condition - though the air has no ozone ring C#m B Still theyʼre chopping down the forest for McDonalds and the Burger D#7 F# King G#m C#m Eating cows with such persistance - doesnʼt offer much resistance C#m D#7 G#m To this Cockamamie Business G#m There are too many things - stressing out the nervous system C#m B D#7 F# Girls you used to know - fellas that may have kissedʼem G#m C#m Some got rabies - Some got fleas - some got incurable diseases C#m D#7 G#m From this Cockamamie Business G#m Everybodyʼs after as many points as they can get C#m As long as itʼs not them that has to pay B D#7 F# No one really minds the Debt G#m C#m 5-Star actors, tax inspectors, film producers and directors C#m D#7 G#m With their Cockamamie Business G#m Well you do what you can - canʼt do much more than that (No you canʼt do what he just said) C#m B D#7 F# Some days youʼre pretty sharp - on other days you feel half dead (While you make your daily bread) G#m C#m Didnʼt want to be a star - wanted just to play guitar C#m D#7 G#m In this Cockamamie Business
