Tom: C
Intro(Dm,C)
Dm G C Dm
Look what you get for following leaders,
Dm G C Dm
who lead from the rear - where are they now?
Dm G C Dm
Look what you get for following leaders,
Dm G C
who lead from the rear - where are they...
C
Where are they now?
Dm G C Dm
What did we learn in history lessons?
Dm G C Dm
How to sit quiet at the back of a class
Dm G C Dm
with so many things open to questions,
Dm G C Dm
it's too late to cry - there's no one to ask.
C Dm
Life's an education - a multiple equation,
C Dm
everybody finds their own solution in the end.
C Dm
"To be or not to be" is a very lengthy question,
C Dm
has somebody please got a sharpened pencil they can lend?
G C F Dm
What did we learn in history lessons?
G C F Dm
How to sit quiet at the back of a class
G C F Dm
with so many things open to questions,
G C F Dm
it's too late to cry - there's no one to ask.
Dm C Dm
Marching in time
Dm C Dm
down a production line,
Dm C Dm
what did that teach you
Dm C Dm
about life in the dole queue?
Dm Am
The Law of Relativity - (life's relative misery).
C Dm
The Law of Probability - (it's probably contrived).
Dm Am
Newton's Law of Gravity - (we face a grave reality).
C Dm
The Law that runs the jungle - (only the strong survive).
Dm, Am, C
Dm, G, C
Dm G C Dm
Look what you get for following leaders,
Dm G C Dm
who lead from the rear - where are they now?
C Dm
The path of least resistance - a blank text book existence,
C Dm
don't expect to find the answers printed at the back.
C Dm
The only sound advice that's carried me through life -
C Dm
when the cards are stacked against you - play the joker in the pack.
G C F Dm
What did we learn in history lessons?
G C F Dm
How to sit quiet at the back of a class
G C F Dm
with so many things open to questions,
G C F Dm
it's too late to cry - there's no one to ask.
Dm C Dm
Marching in time
Dm C Dm
down a production line,
Dm C Dm
what did that teach you
Dm C Dm
about life in the dole queue?
