verse 1: 

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

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


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

Then I'll sign up for AA or something 


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

 

[Refrão]

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


verse 2: 

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


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


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

Go pick me up for $24.95 


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

Thanks mate, I'll have a pack of those 



[Refrão]

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


verse 3: 

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


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


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


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

You take credit card? Fuck this! 



[Refrão]

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

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