Written by Simon Dine/Paul Weller
Intro: F verse 1 F Bobby's off on holiday, Away across the sea C Setting up his easel, A new scene to see F Says that he's had enough, Of standing in the rain C Bb Now he's looking for the good life, With European painverse 2 F Meeting all these pretty girls Singing golden hair C He's in touch with the painter's mind And Syd's unflinching stare F Drinking wine in the Moulin Rouge Sipping kaffee in Berlin C Bb Might take in the colored lights In the city they call sinDm C Bb Did you know your garden's overgrown F And what is shown?Bridge D Dm But oh there are times Bb Am He wished the world Would fade just into sight D Dm And oh, the feelings that changed Bb Am Were thicker than the brush strokes of fame Link F verse 3 F Now he rides the dirt roads of old southern Spain C And when senoritas sing He can hear them sayDm C Bb He could see The writing on the wall F Ten feet tall Dm C Bb Did you know your garden's overgrown F And what is shown?Outro: FDm C Bb Did you know your garden's overgrown F And what is shown? Dm C Bb He could see The writing on the wall F Ten feet tall