[INTRO:] GEmD
[CHORUS:]
GEmGEm
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in
GEmCD
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin
GEmGEmG
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt
EmCD
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out
CDG
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
[VERSE 1:]
N.C. C Am
For instance, take last Friday, when Terry came to tea
CEm
I thought I had enough to drink, but not enough for me
CAm
He said would I like to accompany him, to a place just over the hill
CEmD
I said I really shouldn't, but perhaps I think I will
[CHORUS:]
GEmGEm
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in
GEmCD
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin
GEmGEmG
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt
EmCD
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out
CDG
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
[VERSE 2:]
N.C. C Am
You see the same old faces, you've seen them all before
CEm
You're gonna get so wasted, you won't be able to walk out the door
CAm
Then someone comes on heavy, 'bout the war in what's-it's-name
C Em D Daug
I said, "I fink you're out of date, mate, shouldn't that be, ah, the other place"
[CHORUS:]
GEmGEm
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in
GEmCD
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin
GEmGEmG
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt
EmCD
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out
C D G N.C.
I must stop going to parties and hanging about Oy!
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[VERSE 3:] (**spoken**)
N.C. C Am C
Oh, the punch has all been drunk and the drunks have all been punched
Em
The magistrate's irate and the doctor, er, he's out to lunch
CAm
I don't know why I came in here, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, such a weak-kneed creep
C Em D Daug
I must stop going to parties, yeah, I got to get some sleep
N.C.
"Excuse me" - "Yeah, Terry here. Want to come to a party?" - "Oh no!"
[OUTRO:] G Em G Em G Em C D
CDG
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
CDG
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
CDG
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
CDG
I must stop going to parties and hanging about