E G#m
Fell upon a Tuesday
D C#m A
When I had just got down to work
E F#m A B
And everything went grey
E G#m
So I caught a bus Wednesday,
D C#m A
Thought a vacation well-deserved
E F#m A B
And all my edges frayed
[Chorus 1]
A Am
Address your letters to:
E G#m
Midlist author (Midlist author)
C#m B F#m
You're never the best but you're never the worst
E G#m
Why even bother? (even bother?)
C#m B F#m
You'll never be last but you'll never be first
A Am
Have another taste of fame when they mispronounce your name
E G#m D C#m A E F#m A B
When they mispronounce your name
[Verse 2]
E G#m
Strolled along the seaside
D C#m A
Amid all the vulgar dreary crowds
E F#m A B
And a boy cries for his dog
E G#m
Stolen by a riptide (stolen by a riptide)
D C#m A
His mother explains he surely drowned
E F#m A B
As he weeps upon a log
[Chorus 2]
A Am
And all my readers sing, oh:
E G#m
Midlist author (Midlist author)
C#m B F#m
You're never the best but you're never the worst
E G#m
Why even bother? (even bother?)
C#m B F#m
You'll never be last but you'll never be first
A Am
Maybe one more glass of wine will make everything seem fine
E G#m D C#m A E F#m A B
Maybe everything will seem fine
[Bridge]
C#m E
And nobody's taking chances
C#m E A
Did all those dwindling advances get you down
B
They get you down
[Verse 3]
E G#m
Shuffling homeward,
D C#m A
I check the receiver on the phone
E F#m A B
No messages returned
E G#m
So I started up a new thing (started up a new thing)
D C#m A
Something ‘bout the sea, a boy, and his dog
E F#m A B
And these were the first words
[Chorus 3]
A Am
Dedication TK...
E G#m
Midlist author (Midlist author)
C#m B F#m
You're never the best but you're never the worst
E G#m
Why even bother? (even bother?)
C#m B F#m
You'll never be last but you'll never be first
A Am
Maybe novel 22 will make them all remember you
