Note: Verse 3 appears on the alternate take on the bonus edition of Talking With the Taxman aAbout Poetry Intro: ' ' ' '|' ' ' '|' ' ' '|' ' ' '|' C F C G C C G Verse 1:

On mon^Cday I wished it was tuesday night So I could ^Fwish for the ^Gweekend to ^Ccome On ^Ctuesday I wished that the night would pass So I could ^Ccall you ^Gon the ^Amphone Now a ^Fman can spend a ^Clot of time Wondering ^Amwhat was on jack ^Cruby's mind And ^Ftime is all I ^Emhave without you ^Dmhere ^G

Verse 2:

On ^Cwednesday when you hung up It was as ^Fmuch as ^GI could ^Cdo To ^Cstop from wishing thursday Would ^Cpass so ^Gquickly ^Amtoo They're ^Fout there making ^Chistory In the ^Clenin shipyards to^Fday And ^Fhere I am in the ^Chammersmith ho^Amtel ^GWishing the days a^Cway

Verse 3:

^CWasn't it a shock to find The ^Fking was ^Ghuman ^Ctoo? ^CStill I think he understands Much ^Cmore of ^Gme than you ^Amdo. It ^Fseems a proper ^Cshame to steal, His ^Cclothes but not his ^Fcrown, ^FHere I am in the ^CHammersmith ^Amhotel, ^GSinging the government ^Cdown

Verse 4:

There's ^Calways room for one more soul ^FDown in the ^Ghuman ^Czoo ^CI don't want you to come here though I ^Cwant to come ^Ghome to ^Amyou ^FSomebody's knocking ^Cat the door Its ^Clater than I ^Fthink And it's ^Ftime to put on these ^Cstinking ^Amclothes And ^Gget out there and ^Cstink

Verse 5:

On ^Cfriday I wished there was something more To be ^Fseen in the ^Gletters you ^Csend On ^Csaturday I wished it was sunday Oh will this ^Ctorment ^Gever ^Amend Some^Ftimes I get a ^Cnotion to put a ^Ftorch To the tools of my ^Ftrade ^FHere I am in the ^Chammersmith ho^Amtel ^GWishing the days ^Caway

Billy Bragg - Wishing the days away