CAPO: 4


Intro: Am  E  Am      E7    Am    D    Am  E  Am 
  
verse 1: 
               E7              Am 
Lord above, protect me from my family 
                                  E7 
Do not let them get in touch with me 
    Am                         D 
For I am bound to be a kitchen porter 
Am           E7               Am 
Sure is a convenient thing to be 


verse 2: 
                 E7               Am 
I don't mind the sweating and the screaming 
                           E7 
Gimme a room seven foot by three 
    Am                            D 
For I have urgent business on the mainland 
   Am           E7               Am 
It sure is a convenient place to be 


verse 3: 
              E7               Am 
Every evening when my shift is over 
                             E7 
Scribble around a eucalyptus tree 
   Am                            D 
It may not be the stairway up to heaven 
       Am           E7               Am 
But it sure is a convenient thing to be 


Instrumental: Am  E  Am      E7    Am    D    Am  E  Am 


verse 4: 
                E7                 Am 
Do not give me 'Fair Thee Well St. Peter's Port' 
                      E7 
Do not give me Sarnia Cherie 
    Am                            D 
For I have urgent business on the mainland 
   Am           E7               Am 
It sure is a convenient place to be 


VERSE 5: 
           E7           Am 
Long may I smell eucalyptus 
                                 E7 
Keep those grasping hands across the sea 
    Am                            D 
For I don't wish to face the inconvenience 
          Am              E7              Am 
When that urgent business catches up with me 


OUTRO: Am  E  Am      E7    Am    D 
         Am           E7               Am 
         Sure is a convenient place to be