Lyrics of a song Graham Parker - Three Martini Lunch

This was originally on the OLGA -- this is my version based on that. 

Sorry I've lost the original author credit. 

 

Thanks to babysnakes@webtv.net (Moribund The Burgermeister) 

for the corrections which resulted in this version. For a different

version, go here.

 

INTRO:

\    \    \    \    \    \    \    \    \

A       Amaj9       D         A  Asus2  Amaj9

 

\    \    \    \    \    \    \    \

A        Amaj9    Asus4  A  Asus2  A

 

A            F#m       D           A

I live near Hollywood out in the Canyon

          D                   A             D                E

It's  a good life if you're winnin' it's a killer if you're not

     A          F#m               D               A

My wife up and left last night, couldn't stand another fight

          D        A           D             E

The studio boss fired me, my future's been shot by

 

   Chorus:

        A      F#m     E

   The Three Martini Lunch

   D                 A          D        E

   Things will get better soon, I gotta hunch

         A     F#m     E       D               A

   The three martini lunch, wasting another afternoon

      D         E          A   (then riff as in intro)

   Punching a hole in my life

 

     A            F#m          D               A

I came from the backwoods my prospects seemed real good

     D         A           D                E

For actor or director the future looked bright

     A               F#m                  D             A

But I ran in with a bad crowd and since then it's just been down

 D              A       D         E

Alone in the Canyon my only companion

 

Chorus

 

     A               F#m          D             A

I know what they're saying yeah I'll never get back again

     D             A            D            E

I pushed my luck this time and I'm on the skids

    A               F#m       D               A

But I know what I'm doing I just can't stop doing it

 D           A        D            E

Me and my companion, hell bent to ruin it

 

Chorus

 

Coda

 

D                A

Wasting another afternoon

D            E         A    F#m    E

Punching a hole in my li............fe

D                      A

Wasting another afternoon

D            E          A

Punching a hole in my life

 

 

A      002220

Amaj9  002100

D      254232 

D      000232

E      022100

Asus4  002230

F#m    244222

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