I Wish Somebody Would Built A Bridge

Ab                                
Munching on a ham and cheese sando
                     F#
 in the morning on Friday
                            Fm
Cruising down the Pacific Highway
                       Eb
Thinking 'bout the day ahead

Ab                           
I paid the rent cheque, got my 
                   F#
registration and phone bill
If those two don't overthrow me the 
Fm
dogs will
But heck at least I know the taste 
  Eb
of bread


Ab                                
Why do I seem to spend my whole 
                 F#
damn life chasing paper?
I'm like an actor turned singer 
        Fm
turned waiter
          Bbm                      
I'll wait around until I meet with 
   Eb
my maker

Then I'll sign up for AA or 
something


Ab                                
I just wish there was some other 
                    F#
way to get myself somewhere
This little strip of earth and all 
          Fm
that I've done there
           Bbm                     
I'm like a bull-ant on the leg of a
 Eb
 sunchair

Under a magnifying glass


Chorus:

  Ab                    C       Fm
I wish somebody would build a bridge
          E          Ab
So I can get over myself
                C         Fm      
On my own I'm wasting my time
C#   Eb



Verse 2:

Ab                             
I take a phonecall on the mobile 
                         F#
while I'm checking the meter
One sec I need to turn up that 
         Fm
little speaker
                                Eb
It's getting noisy in this little 
town


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Ab                                
We're like America we love to make
                    F#
 a ho-har out of jack shit
                            Fm
I never ever really seemed to fit
But now I'm stuck so deep in all of
Eb
 this


Ab                                
Come to think of it I might as 
                    F#
well be travelling backwards
It's been an hour and I'm only in 
   Fm
Chatswood
           Bbm                     
I hate the way that I'm becoming a 
Eb
product

Go pick me up for $24.95


Ab                                
I'm on sale and it's retail in the
              F#
 world of deception
You can treat a man if he can't get 
   Fm
erections
           Bbm                
Is there a pill for my lack of 
     Eb
direction?

Thanks mate, I'll have a pack of 
those


Chorus:

  Ab                   C        Fm
I wish somebody would build a bridge
          E          Ab
So I can get over myself
                C         Fm     
On my own I'm wasting my time
C#     Eb

  Ab                    C       Fm
I wish somebody would build a bridge
          E          Ab
So I can get over myself
                C       Fm       
On my own I'm losing my mind
C#     Eb



Verse 3:

Ab                                
It's all good I got a broom and a 
              F#
cheap persian rug now
I can sweep the whole thing outta my
  Fm
 sight now
                  Eb
Outta sight, outta mind


Ab                                
I'll keep on going until I'm 
      F#
pushing 30 or 40
And as long as I don't do something 
 Fm
naughty
                      Eb
I love my wife, what a life


Ab                                
She comes home to find me spread 
                        F#
on the floor from blood poisoning
I popped a whole lot of pills and 
      Fm
I'm shaking
               Bbm                 
And there's a needle sticking out 
     Eb
of my arm, I ain't faking I'm zoning
 in
I'm zoning out


Ab                                
You wanna help me, don't call me 
              F#
an ambulance honey
Just get a silver service cab this 
  Fm
is funny
           Bbm                   
Just one passenger please, going up 
Eb
my own ass

You take credit card? Fuck this!



Chorus:

  Ab                    C       Fm
I wish somebody would build a bridge
          E          Ab
So I can get over myself
                C         Fm      
On my own I'm wasting my time
C#      Eb

  Ab                    C       Fm
I wish somebody would build a bridge
          E          Ab
So I can get over myself
                C       Fm      
On my own I'm losing my mind
C#      Eb


  Ab                    C       Fm
I wish somebody would build a bridge
          E          Ab
So I can get over myself
                C         Fm      
On my own I'm wasting my time... 
      C#      Eb
I'm wasting my life
  Ab                    C       Fm
I wish somebody would build a bridge
          E          Ab
So I can get over myself
                C       Fm      C#  
    Eb      (Ab) *optional to 
resolve melody
On my own I'm losing my mind