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Bill Fay's first single "Some Good Advice" / "Screams in the Ears" (1967).
Also on the album "Bill Fay" (1970).
[Intro]
F#m  E6  Dmaj7  C#
F#m  E6  Dmaj7  C#
[Verse 1]
If you F#mwant to build a shE6ed
Go aDmaj7head and bC#uild a shed
And if you F#mwant to ride a bE6ike
Ride your Dmaj7bike,  C#if you like
But dF#mon't pick your nDmaj7ose
Or your eE6ars'll grow, doDmaj7n't you know?Dmaj7/C#  
F#m  E6  Dmaj7  C#
[Verse 2]
And if you wF#mant to grease a whE6eel
If that's how you Dmaj7feel, grC#ease a wheel
And if you wF#mant to paint a gE6ate
It's not too Dmaj7late to C#paint your gate
But wear a vF#mest in case of chDmaj7ills
And don't bE6olt your mealsDmaj7  Dmaj7/C#  
F#m  E6  Dmaj7  C#
[Verse 3]
If you F#mwant to build a shE6ed
Go ahDmaj7ead and bC#uild a shed
And if you F#mwant to ride a bE6ike
Ride your Dmaj7bike,  C#if you like
But nF#mever listen Dmaj7to
What anE6yone is teDmaj7lling you
[Outro]
F#m  E6  Dmaj7  C#7 F#m

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Some Good Advice

by Bill Fay

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dmaj7

Dmaj7/C#

C#7

Bill Fay's first single "Some Good Advice" / "Screams in the Ears" (1967).

Also on the album "Bill Fay" (1970).

[Intro]

F#m E6 Dmaj7 C#

[Verse 1]

F#m E6

If you want to build a shed

Dmaj7 C#

Go ahead and build a shed

F#m E6

And if you want to ride a bike

Dmaj7 C#

Ride your bike, if you like

F#m Dmaj7

But don't pick your nose

E6 Dmaj7 Dmaj7/C#

Or your ears'll grow, don't you know?

F#m E6 Dmaj7 C#

[Verse 2]

F#m E6

And if you want to grease a wheel

Dmaj7 C#

If that's how you feel, grease a wheel

F#m E6

And if you want to paint a gate

Dmaj7 C#

It's not too late to paint your gate

F#m Dmaj7

But wear a vest in case of chills

E6 Dmaj7 Dmaj7/C#

And don't bolt your meals

F#m E6 Dmaj7 C#

[Verse 3]

F#m E6

If you want to build a shed

Dmaj7 C#

Go ahead and build a shed

F#m E6

And if you want to ride a bike

Dmaj7 C#

Ride your bike, if you like

F#m Dmaj7

But never listen to

E6 Dmaj7

What anyone is telling you

[Outro]

F#m E6 Dmaj7 C#7 F#m

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