Intro: D# D#7 G# D# D#7 G# D# D#7 G# D# Thereʼs a young girl with her old man whoʼs too sick to mention D# D#7 G# D# Sheʼll be turning twenty seven as she draws her widowʼs pension D# D#7 G# D# But he couldnʼt catch a common cold he couldnʼt get arrested D# D#7 Too terrified to answer back G# D#7 Too tired to have resisted G# C# Many hands make light work G# Shorthand makes life easy C# When heʼs out on night work G# Make sure no one sees me D# It all ends up in a slanging match with body talk and bruises A#7 A change is better than a rest Silly beggars canʼt be choosers Chorus: G# D# One of a thousand pities you canʼt categorize G# A# Cm There are ten commandments of love G# D# When will you realise There are ten commandments of love A# G# Fm Fm7 I believe, I trust, I promise, I wish loveʼs just a throwaway kiss D# In this Pidgin English If youʼre so wise use your lips and your eyes C# Take it to the bridge she sighs D# D#7 G# D# You go cheep cheep cheep between bulls-eyes and bluster D# D#7 Stiff as your poker face G# D# Keener than mustard D# D#7 G# D# From your own back yard to the land of exotica D# D#7 G# D#7 From the truth society to neurotic erotica G# C# Silence is golden G# Money talks diamonds and ermine G# C# Thereʼs a word in Spanish G# Italian and German D# In sign language, morse code, semaphore and gibberish A#7 Have you forgotten how to say it In your Pidgin English? Chorus. D# PS I love you
