Written by Rai Thistlethwayte
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
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
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!
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
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