Year: 2000 - Album: Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters 1973-1991
Written by Ian Anderson
Intro:
Am ''Am/B C ' C/G ' repeat 3 times F''' '''' G A
Bm D
Got a grand house out in the country.
Bm D
Marble pillars holding the door.
Em G D A
Empty bottles lining the wall from the night before.
Bm D
Got a Roller out in the garage.
Bm D
But the wheels are stuck to the floor.
Em G D A
Got no reason to go anywhere -- no friends call anymore.
Bm D Bm D
I don't want to be me, I don't want to be me,
G Em G A
I know it's hard to see, but I don't want to be me.
Bm D
Had me playing down at the palace.
Bm D
I was declared the belle of the ball.
Em G
Made the boys take my goods and chattels away --
D A
now I'm staring at an empty hall.
Bm D Bm D
I don't want to be me, I don't want to be me,
G Em G A
I know it's hard to see, but I don't want to be me.
Am C Am
Pardon me -- I'm on my way.
Am C Am
Pardon me but I'm going.
Am C Am F G Am
Taking on the simple life and I feel the grass roots growing.
Am C Am
I'm going to ride the ragged road
Am C Am
diamond spurs jangling into the sunset.
Am C Am F G Am
No circuits running overload -- Well maybe I'm not done yet.
Bm D
Now there's nothing left in the cupboard
Bm D
and three bears' been eating my soup.
Em G D A
My life is one big critical mess if you take a look.
Bm D
And the butler's off in Ibiza --
Bm D
on expense account gone berserk.
Em G D A
But I can't check out of this crazy world without being a jerk.
Bm D Bm D
I don't want to be me, I don't want to be me,
G Em G A
I know it's hard to see, but I don't want to be me.
Am C Am
Pardon me -- I'm on my way.
Am C Am
Pardon me but I'm going.
Am C Am F G Am
Taking on the simple life and I feel the grass roots growing.
Am C Am
I'm going to ride the ragged road
Am C Am
diamond spurs jangling into the sunset.
Am C Am F G Am
No circuits running overload -- Well maybe I'm not done yet.
F G D
Well maybe I'm not done yet.
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