C            F9
Pale, pubescent beasts roam through the
G               Am7
streets and coffee-shops
      Dm7           F
Their prey gather in herds of stiff knee-length
Eb9                   Db9
skirts and white ankle-socks
    C                      F9
But while they search for a mate my type hiber-
G              Am7
nate in bedrooms above
   D7            F9     F/G    C
Composing their songs          of love

(as verse 1)

Young, uniform minds in uniform

lines and uniform ties

Run round with trousers on fire and signs of

desire they cannot disguise

While I try to find words as light as the

birds that circle above

To put in my songs of love

[Chorus]
Ab           Fm6       C            Am7
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Ab        Fm6             C/G          G
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
   C                   F9
So sing while you have time
          G                 Am7
Let the sun shine down from above
    D7              F9     F/G      C
And fill you with songs      of love

[Instrumental] (based on verse)

[Chorus]
Ab           Fm6       C            Am7
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Ab        Fm6             C/G          G
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
         C                   F9
So let's sing while we still can
          G                 Am7
While the sun hangs high up above
D7        F9     F/G      Am      Am/G
Wonderful songs           of love
D7/F#        F9      F/G      C
Beautiful songs   of       love