| D F#7 | B7 | E A | D A |
[Verse 1]
D F#7 B7
Now they make new movies in old black and white
E A
With happy endings, where nobody fights
D F#7 B7
So if you find yourself in that nostalgic rage
E A
Honey, jump right up and show your age
[Chorus]
D F#7 B7
I wish I had a pencil thin moustache
E A D
The Boston Blackie kind
D F#7 B7
A two toned Ricky Ricardo jacket
E A
And an autographed picture of Andy Devine
D
I remember bein' buck-toothed and skinny
G A#7
Writin' fan letters to Sky's niece Penny
D F#7 B7
Oh I wish I had a pencil thin moustache
E A D
Then I could solve some mysteries too
[Bridge 1]
Em B7 Em B7
Then it's Bandstand, Disneyland, growin' up fast
Em B7 Em
Drinkin' on a fake I.D
F#m C#7 F#m C#7
Yeah, and Rama of the jungle was everyone's Bawana
E A
But only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuana
D F#7 B7
Yeah, I wish I had a pencil thin moustache
E A D
Then I could solve some mysteries too
[Interlude]
| D F#7 | B7 | E A | D |
| D F#7 | B7 | E A | D |
[Bridge 2]
Em B7 Em B7
Then it's flat top, dirty bob, coppin' a feel
Em B7 Em
Grubbin' on the livin' room floor (so sore)
F#m C#7 F#m C#7
Yeah, they send you off to college, try to gain a little knowledge
E A
But all you want to do is learn how to score
[Verse 2]
D F#7 B7
Yeah, but now I'm gettin' old, don't wear underwear
E A
I don't go to church and I don't cut my hair
D F#7 B7
But I can go to movies and see it all there
E A D
Just the way that it used to be
[Chorus]
D F#7 B7
I wish I had a pencil thin moustache
E A D
The Boston Blackie kind
D F#7 B7
A two toned Ricky Ricardo jacket
E A
And an autographed picture of Andy Devine
D
Oh, I could be anyone I wanted to be
G A#7
Maybe suave Errol Flynn or the Sheik of Araby
D F#7 B7
If I only had a pencil thin moustache
E A D
Then I could do some cruisin' too
[Tag]
D
Yeah, Bryl-cream, a little dab'll do yah
E A D
Oh, I could do some cruisin' too
