Is It Jim

[Verso 1]
 
A             Bm      C#m7     Bm 
We kissed and drifted off last night 
C#m                    F#7 
Now theres no sign of Jim 
                   Bm 
And in his place a tortoise 
       E7 
is it him? 
                 Bm7 
I woke up with a tortoise 
       E7 
is it Jim? 
 


[Verso 2]
 
A         Bm   C#m7     Bm 
Tore the house apart in fright 
C#m                  F#7 
This joke is wearing thin 
                      Bm 
But who would leave a tortoise? 
       E7 
Is it him? 
            Bm7 
Awkward and enormous 
      E7 
Is it Jim?  



[Refrão]

Dmaj7       C#m7 
If I was my friend Id say 
    Em7               A7 
He left you, just to break your heart 
          Dmaj7         Cmaj7          F#7 
That the simplest explanation is hes cruel 
        Bm7        Dm        C#m   F#7 
But Im choosing poetic explication 
            Bm7 
Aesop would support us 
               E7 
Figure Jims a tortoise 
         A 
And move on 


[Verso 3]
 
A         Bm   C#m7   Bm 
We stroll contentedly tonight 
C#m7                  F#7 
But lord he takes his time 
             Bm 
Plodding and laborious 
      E7 
Is it him? 
                     Bm7 
Thats living with a tortoise 
      E7 
Is it Jim? 
 


[Verso 4]
 
A      Bm       C#m7       Bm7 
A cantaloupe by candlelight 
    C#m7           F#7 
But fire makes him shy 
                  Bm 
He backed away so courteous 
      E7 
Is it him? 
               Bm7 
His carapace a fortress 
      E7     A 
Is it Jim? 



[Refrão]
 
Dmaj7         C#m7 
When he was a man 
       Em7             A7 
He was remote from the very start 
       Dmaj7           Cmaj7      F#7 
And he never bought me roses or a jewel 
              Bm 
And, well, he still dont 
             Dm7         C#m7   F#7 
But now hes got an explanation 
              Bm 
Sappho would support us 
          E 
Aeschylus exhort us 
               C#m7             F#7 
Plato said the surest thing was change 
F#            Bm 
Begging dont report us 
              E7 
My Jimmy is a tortoise 
          A 
So move on