Intro: | Cm | % | % |

Verse 1:
     Cm
So I sat in the attic, a piano up my nose,
                                  Gm7               G7
And the wind played a dreadful cantata (cantata, cantata)
         Cm
Sore was I from the crack of an enemy's hose,
                            Gm7             G7
And the horrible sound of tomato (tomato, tomato)

Bridge:
     Cm7                    Fm7
Ketchup (ketchup), soup and puree (soup and puree),
                 Cm7
Don't get left behind (don't get left behind)
    Cm7                     Fm7
Ketchup (ketchup), soup and puree (soup and puree),

Cm:
Don't get left behind

Link:
Cm
 (Don't get left behind,
Cm
 don't get left behind,
Cm                    Cm
 don't get left behind)

Verse 2:
(variation)
       Cm                  Gm7
When a rattle of rats had awoken,
    G7                         Cm
The sinews, the nerves and the veins
   Cm                  Gm7
My piano was boldly outspoken,
     G7                     Cm
In attempts to repeat its refrain

Bridge:
     Cm           Cm         Cm
So I stood with a knot in my stomach,
      Cm                     Gm7    G7
And I gazed at that terrible sight
       Cm                        Fm7
Of two youngsters concealed in a barrel,
        Ab7       G7    Cm
xxxxxxx monkberry moon delight

Chorus:
Fm7                     Cm7
 Monkberry moon delight, monkberry moon delight
Fm7                     Cm7
 Monkberry moon delight, monkberry moon delight

Interlude:
| Cm | Cm | Cm | Cm   G7 * |

Verse 3:

G7 *:
Cm
    Well, I know my banana is older than the rest,
       Cm                  Gm7               G7
And my hair is a tangled beretta (beretta, beretta)
       Cm
When I leave my pyjamas to Billy Budapest,
      Cm                         Gm7                       G7
And I don't get the gist of your letter (your letter, your letter)

Bridge:
      Cm7                       Fm7
Catch up! (catch up!), cats and kittens (cats and kittens),
                 Cm7
Don't get left behind (don't get left behind)
      Cm7                       Fm7
Catch up! (catch up!), cats and kittens (cats and kittens),
Fm7              [ Cm ]
Don't get left behind

Link:
Cm
 (Don't get left behind,
Cm
 don't get left behind,
Cm              [ Ab7 ]
 don't get left behind)

Pre-chorus:
(= part of bridge)
Ab7        G7 *   Cm7
 Monkberry moon delight

Outro:
Fm7                     Cm7
 Monkberry moon delight, monkberry moon delight

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