Tom: G
[INTRO:] G Em D
[CHORUS:]
G Em G Em
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in
G Em C D
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin
G Em G Em G
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt
Em C D
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out
C D G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
[VERSE 1:]
N.C. C Am
For instance, take last Friday, when Terry came to tea
C Em
I thought I had enough to drink, but not enough for me
C Am
He said would I like to accompany him, to a place just over the hill
C Em D
I said I really shouldn't, but perhaps I think I will
[CHORUS:]
G Em G Em
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in
G Em C D
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin
G Em G Em G
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt
Em C D
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out
C D G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
[VERSE 2:]
N.C. C Am
You see the same old faces, you've seen them all before
C Em
You're gonna get so wasted, you won't be able to walk out the door
C Am
Then someone comes on heavy, 'bout the war in what's-it's-name
C Em D Daug
I said, "I fink you're out of date, mate, shouldn't that be, ah, the other place"
[CHORUS:]
G Em G Em
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in
G Em C D
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin
G Em G Em G
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt
Em C D
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out
C D G N.C.
I must stop going to parties and hanging about Oy!
[INSTRUMENTAL:] D D Am7 D G Em G Em G Em C D
G Em G Em G Em C D C D G
(*pause*)
[VERSE 3:] (**spoken**)
N.C. C Am C
Oh, the punch has all been drunk and the drunks have all been punched
Em
The magistrate's irate and the doctor, er, he's out to lunch
C Am
I don't know why I came in here, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, such a weak-kneed creep
C Em D Daug
I must stop going to parties, yeah, I got to get some sleep
N.C.
"Excuse me" - "Yeah, Terry here. Want to come to a party?" - "Oh no!"
[OUTRO:] G Em G Em G Em C D
C D G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
C D G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
C D G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
C D G
I must stop going to parties and hanging about
