- 32nd
Street
- (Lane)
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- Ooh, I'd rather have my life
than be embalmed
Yes, I'd rather have a bad time than no time at all
Ooh, I'd rather take the storm than be becalmed
Yes, I'd rather have my life than be embalmed
- But if I was a monkey up a
tree
Well, all you big old blackbirds come and take a peck at me
Oh but I'd rather have that life than be embalmed
Oh yes, I'd rather take that writing off the wall
- Well now, if I was a monkey
up a tree
Or down in some old basement on 32nd Street
But I'd rather live a nightmare that's my own
Yes, I'd rather take that writing off the wall
- Sometimes I think I must be
going crazy
'Cos most people seem to value that that hasn't any worth
Well, that's their business - now you know I'm easy
As long as they don't count on me to do the dirty work
- Oh, I'd rather be the rain
than be a pawn
Yes, I'd rather I had nothing than had something that I'd borne
Yes, I'd rather make my church the open road
Yes, I'd rather wipe that writing off the wall
- Yeah now, if I was a monkey
up a tree
Or in some dirty basement down on 32nd Street
Well, I'd rather take my life than be embalmed
Yes, I'd disregard that writing on the wall
- Sometimes I think I must be
going crazy
Most people seem to value that that hasn't any worth
Well that's their business - now you know I'm easy
As long as they don't count on me to do the dirty work
- Ooh, I'd rather have my life
than be embalmed
Yes, I'd rather have a bad time than no time at all
Yes, I'd rather take that storm than be becalmed
Yes, I'd rather have my life than be embalmed
- Ooh, give me just one wish
and leave me be
Yeah, give me some old shack upon that rocky mountain scene
But I'd rather take my life than be embalmed
Yes, I'd rather wipe that writing off the wall
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- Transcribed by Peter Shields
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- Chords:
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Intro:
E G D
E G D
Ooh I'd rather have my life than be embalmed
Dsus 4
E G
Yes, I'd rather have a bad time
D Dsus 4 D Sus4
than no time at all.
E G D
Ooh I'd rather take the storm be calmed
E G D
Yes I'd rather have my life than be embalmed
E G D Sus4 D
But if I was a monkey up a tree
E G
Well all you big old blackbirds come and
D
take a peck at me.
E G D
Oh but I'd rather have that life than be
unborn.
E G D
Oh yes I'd rather take that writing off
the wall
SOLO just repeat chords.
E G D
Well now if I was a monkey up a tree
E G D
Or down in some dirty basement on 32nd
street.
E G
But I'd rather live a nightmare that's
D
my own.
E G D
Yes I'd rather take that writing off the
wall.
E G D
Sometimes I think I must be going crazy
E G
Cos most people seem to value that that
D
hasn't any worth.
E G
Well that's there business now you know
D E G
I'm easy as long as they don't count on
D
me to do the dirty work.
E G D
Oh I'd rather be the rain than be a pawn
E G
Yes I'd rather I had nothing than had
D
something that I'd borne.
E G
Yes I'd rather make the church my open
D
road.
E G D
Yes I'd rather wipe that writing off the
wall.
E G D
Yeah now If I was a monkey up a tree
E G D
Or in a dirty basement down on 32nd
street.
E G D
Well I'd rather take my life than be embalmed
E G
Yes I'd rather disregard the writing on
D
the wall SOLO.
E G D
Sometimes I think I must be crazy
E G
Most people seem to value that that
D
hasn't any worth.
E G
Well that's their business now you know
D E G
I'm easy as long as they don't count on
D
me to do the dirty work.
E G
Ooh I'd rather have a bad time than no
D
time at all.
E G
Yes I'd rather take that storm than be
D
becalmed.
E G D
Yes I'd rather have my life than be embalmed
E G D
Oooh give me just one wish and leave me
be.
E G
Yeah give me some old shack upon that
D
rocky mountain stream.
E G D
But I'd rather take my life than be embalmed.
E G
Yes I'd rather wipe that writing
D
off the wall.
REPEAT CHORD SEQUENCE.
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