chords used:
Am     x02210        C      x32010        
Caug   xx2110        E      022100
C/G    332010        E7     020100
D7/F#  2x0212        Am/G#  402210
F      xx3211        D/F#   200232
Fm     133111        Fm6    133131
C7     x32310
[Intro]
Am  Caug   C/G  D7/F#  F   Fm
[Strophe]
           C 
I've got a little black book with my poems in. 
      E 
Got a bag with a toothbrush and a comb in. 
     F                                         C        C 
When I'm a good dog, they sometimes throw me a bone in. 
F       C 
 I got elastic bands keeping my shoes on. 
         E                   E7 
Got those swollen hand blues. 
    F                                        C 
Got thirteen channels of shit on the T.V. to choose from.
[Pont]
          C 
I've got electric light. 
C7 
  And I've got second sight. 
     F      Fm              C     E7  Am  D7/F#  G 
And amazing powers of observation. 
                  E7 
And that is how I know 
Am                           Am Am/G# 
   When I try to get through 
C/G                    C 
   On the telephone to you 
D/F#  Fm6                    C     F  C 
         There'll be nobody home.
[Strophe]
F               C 
 I've got the obligatory Hendrix perm. 
          E                      E7 
And the inevitable pinhole burns 
F                        Fm              C      C 
All down the front of my favourite satin shirt. 
F         C 
 I've got nicotine stains on my fingers. 
           E 
I've got a silver spoon on a chain. 
           F                                  C 
I've got a grand piano to prop up my mortal remains.
[Pont]
         C 
I've got wild staring eyes. 
C7 
  And I've got a strong urge to fly. 
F     Fm               C       E7      Am      D7/F#   G               E7 
  But I got nowhere to fly to (fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to, fly to) 
Am            Am Am/G# C/G                   C 
  Ooooh, Babe             when I pick up the phone 
D/F#  Fm6                     C     F C 
         There's still nobody home.
[Outro]
F            C 
  I've got a pair of Gohills boots 
           E       E7 
  and I got fading roots.