Intro
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Verse 1
[G]
It seems like only yesterday
[D]
When my father sat me down, and said:
[Am] [Am/C] [G]
"Have a good gig at the Prince Pat tomorrow night."
[G]
It was actually this morning
[D]
And he got the dates confused
[Am] [Am/C] [G]
(My Dad... ...he's a fuckwit.)
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[G]
I remember another time
[D]
When my father sat me down and said:
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"The people in the row behind can't see."
[G]
I said, "Dad, we're on a bus,
[D]
And there's nothing much to see."
[Am]
And he said,
[Am/C] [G]
"The landscape, son. The landscape."
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Verse 2
[G]
When I reached a certain age
[D]
As all the young boys do
[Am] [Am/C]
My body started changing
[G]
I grew another head
[G]
I had an operation
[D] [Am]
And I had that head removed
[Am/C] [G]
Which was fortunate 'cause at the time there was a
[G]
shortage of head donors
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Verse 3
[C] [Am] [G]
My Dad took really good care of me
[C] [Am] [Em]
Sat by my side every day
[C] [Am] [G]
When I started to recover
[D] [C]
Dad told me I was old enough
[D/F#] [D7]
To hear some of the things he had to say
N.C.
Hey hey hey
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He wasn't fat albert - my dad. Got that clear?
Bridge
N.C.
My Dad said
[B7] [Am] [G]
"Son, you've turned out nice
[B7] [Am] [G]
You're old enough to hear my advice
[B7] [Am]
You're a man now
[G] [D] [C]
And so I want to tell you what I know
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Chorus
[G] [D] [C]
"Son, keep your receipts
[G] [D] [C]
Keep your receipts
[G] [D] [C]
If money is a cash cow, then planning is the meat,
[G] [D] [C]
So son, keep your receipts
[C]
Keep your receipts
Break
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Chorus
[G] [D] [C]
"Son, keep your receipts
[G] [D] [C]
Keep your receipts
[G] [D] [C]
If life's a bog in Ireland, then wisdom is the peat
[G] [D] [C]
So son, keep your receipts..."
Outro
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[G]
...Keep your receipts."
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