F Bb C
Geraldine, Geraldine, it’s just a selling plate; nobody cares
F Bb C
Don’t be so self-conscious, what became of the carefree you?
Gm C
The one who would whistle to Throbbing Gristle through
Gm C C7
Harsh times in Umberstone Covert.
F Bb C F Bb C
Scoffing at the notion of a shoulder to cry on, the very thought of a rock to rely on
Gm C Gm C C7
Astonishing therefore to look at you now, bitter as the gall, reaching for the mainland.
[CHORUS]
F Bb C F
I will mend you, and I will tend to you
Bb C A Bb
Take it as read with a needle and thread
F Bb F Bb C C7 F B Bb F B Bb
When you’re falling apart at the seams I will make that stich in time.
[VERSE 2]
F Bb C
C-c-c-cavalcades, accolades, giddy escapades, do you recall
F Bb C
Cheap mischief most Tuesday’s – Emma Rollahead avoids you still
Gm C Gm C C7
Sour faced she picked out the gherkins, saw Christ in Dorothy Perkins
F Bb C F Bb C
Oh Geraldine, we were so laissez-faire, every other day was a non-sequitur.
Gm C Gm C C7
Hadron Collider, who’s there? Knock knock
[CHORUS]
F Bb C F
I’ll repair you, be right there for you
Bb C A Bb
At the end of the bed, reupholstering your head
F Bb F Bb C C7 F
When events are unfolding inside I’m on hand to cast your mind.
[OUTRO]
C Bb F
Geraldine, Geraldine, Geraldine
C Bb F
Geraldine, Geraldine, Geraldine
C Bb F
Your problems – I’ll treat them as mine
C Bb F
Tomorrow morning everything will be fine
C Bb F
Jean Greenhowe shall grant us a pardon
C Bb F
We’ll eat Battenberg and stare at the garden
C Bb F
Geraldine, Geraldine, Geraldine
C Bb F
Geraldine, Geraldine, oh Geraldine
C Bb B Bb B Bb B Bb F
Geraldine, oh Geraldine.
