Anthony John Clarke - As good as it gets

Bob ^Cwalked into a ^G/Bbar He has a ^Amlady on his arm^C But the ^Flady always ^Glooks the other ^Cway Strolling in the ^G/Bpark It's getting ^Amcold, it's pretty dark^C He'll try and ^Fhold her, but she ^Galways moves a^Cway

And ^Fthat day out at the races didn't ^Dgo quite as he planned He spent ^Cmost of it alone^G/B in a quiet little ^Amcorner of the stand And he ^D7didn't even get to place his ^G7bet In^Fertia, a^Gs good as it gets ^C

Alan was a ^G/Bfool And yet so ^Ampopular at school^C Af^Ffectionately known by ^Gall the girls as ^Chot The first to get a ^G/Bcar The first to ^Amget served in a bar^C And you ^Fnever saw a ^Gsoup stain or a ^Cspot

But when the ^Fstomach began to show and the ^Dhair began to go She up and ^Cleft him, up ^G/Bto his neck in ^Amdept Like a ^D7song sung by Tammy Wy^G7nette In^Fertia, a^Gs good as it gets ^C

'Cause you put up with my music^F, m^Gy motorbike ^C You put up with my ol^Fd friend and my ^Gbest friend's wife^C You put up with the r^Fadio I keep ^Gon all night^Am You ev^D7en put up with The Rolling Stones^G7 My ^Ctaxes and my ^Ftantrums, m^Gy dull routine^C Pounds and five pound ^Fnotes that I leave^G in my jeans^C And I may look six^Fty when I ^Gact sixteen^{Am D7} Maybe it's The Rolling St^G7ones

Joe ^Cworks with lots of ^G/Bgirls Who all just ^Amthink the world re^Cvolves around them ^F They expect such large Martinis^G and tickets for the show But when ^CJoe is feeling do^G/Bwn It's so un^Amusual that they ^Ccome around Still he ^Fmakes such kind excuses for them, says,^G "That's how it goes" ^F

Even though on his wedding day, his ^Dbride did not have much to say The wh^Cole day, an out^G/Brageous tale of woe^Am And she ^D7left Joe, took his two dogs and his ^G7cat In^Fertia, yo^Gu'd never do that ^C

'Cause you put up with my ^Ftantrums, m^Gy dull routine^C The coins and five pound ^Fnotes that I leave^G in my jeans^C And I may look six^Fty, though I ^Gact sixteen^{Am D7} Blame it on The Rolling St^G7ones ^{F G C}