Can You Stand Upon One Leg
The Divine Comedy
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C F/C C F/C [Verse 1]C Can you stand upon one legDm It’s harder than you thinkCmaj7 If you can do it without falling downF You can do just about anythingDm G Go on, see if you canDm G See how long you can stand on oneC leg [Instrumental]C F/C C F/C [Verse 2]C Can you beat your dad at chessDm It’s harder than you thinkCmaj7 Sit him down at Christmas, turn the TV offF Give him lots of chocolates and a drinkContinues after the adDm G And he might give you a matchDm G And when you’ve been duly dispatchedC G/C He will laugh, ha ha haBb/C A And you’ll say, ‘one more game’ [Verse 3]D Can you write a silly songEm It’s harder than you thinkDmaj7 One that’s not too short, one that’s not too longG One that can makes everybody singEm A Go on, give it a tryEm A You might do better than ID A/C# It’s just like trying to stand onC one leg [Verse 4]B7 E Tell me can you tell a funny jokeF#m One that makes you laugh out loudE/G# One that makes the milk come out your noseA If you know a funny joke then tell it now... [Instrumental]F#m B F#m B [Verse 5]E G#m That’s not bad, I’m impressedBm C# But there’s one final testF# Can you hold a singing note for aG#m stupidly long timeF#/Bb Well it’s my party piece so let’s make it a little harderB By starting it way up highG#m C# Come on, give it a goG#m C# Let’s see how long you can hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooldF# On to a note!