Tom: E [Intro] E A E B E A Well I've been going for a couple of years E B And it seems that the answer, it is coming quite clear E A Oh, I don't even know what I am doing here E B But I can drive with my eyes closed and play by ear E And I can sleep beneath the piano A Just like that's my natural home E B E With all those keys I never feel alone E And I can sleep beneath the piano A Just like that's my natural home E B E With all those keys I never feel alone E A I met a girl in a sleepy town down by the sea E B She swore she didn't want nothing from me E A Now if you ever hear that line, boy, don't you dare believe E B Oh, there ain't nothing but you lose in that bitter recipe E A When I left town she had those tears in her eyes E B I ain't one for no emotional goodbye E A So she swam into that bottle like a fish back to its home E B E Couple more drinks, she don't know she's alone E A Yeah she swam into that bottle like a fish back to the sea E B E A couple more drinks, she forgot all about me E A Met a lot of guys a lot tougher than me E B It's like it ain't no kind of competition, indeed E A They said: Hey boy, have you ever been stabbed before? E B I said: Not yet-- I'm grabbing my hat and just heading for the door E A I made my way down to that rich side of town E B Where everybody's tossing big words around E A But as soon as I turn my back to head downtown E B I hear those whispers like rain just a' falling on down E A Say he drinks like a fish, and he gonna fly like a stone E B E Boy is better off left alone E A They say he drinks like a fish, and he gonna fly like a stone E B E Boy is better off left alone