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Fly in the ointment (full song)
EmI was on my wGallC/G  
Minding my own business
When a man walk up to me 
And he said "Hey don't fall
And anyways
What's a nice guy like you doing sitting on the wall?"
And I said
Am"I don't lEmike flies in mDy ointment C/G  
And that's wEmhat you areD  
AmYou'll makEme me late for Dmy appointmentC/G  
Late for my appointment with my best friend in the bar"C/G  
Well I was down on the ground
Minding my own business when a snail slid up to me 
And he said "Hey, slow down
And anyways, you ain't got no business rushing around"
And I said
"Stop acting like a fly in my ointment
Cause that's what you are
You'll make me late for my appointment 
Late for my appointment with my best friend in the bar"
I was high in the sky
Minding my own business when a jumbo jet flew by
And all the people inside
Staring out the window giving me the evil eye
And I said
" I feel like a fly in the ointment
And I don't know why
Please help me I'm late for my appointment
Late for my appointment with my best friend in the bar
He's waiting in the bar
He's waiting in the bar"

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Fly In The Ointment

by Fran Healy

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C/G

Fly in the ointment (full song)

Em G C/G

I was on my wall

Minding my own business

When a man walk up to me

And he said "Hey don't fall

And anyways

What's a nice guy like you doing sitting on the wall?"

And I said

Am Em D C/G

"I don't like flies in my ointment

Em D

And that's what you are

Am Em D C/G

You'll make me late for my appointment

C/G

Late for my appointment with my best friend in the bar"

Well I was down on the ground

Minding my own business when a snail slid up to me

And he said "Hey, slow down

And anyways, you ain't got no business rushing around"

And I said

"Stop acting like a fly in my ointment

Cause that's what you are

You'll make me late for my appointment

Late for my appointment with my best friend in the bar"

I was high in the sky

Minding my own business when a jumbo jet flew by

And all the people inside

Staring out the window giving me the evil eye

And I said

" I feel like a fly in the ointment

And I don't know why

Please help me I'm late for my appointment

Late for my appointment with my best friend in the bar

He's waiting in the bar

He's waiting in the bar"

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