Nothing Rhymed

If I (Cm7)give up the seat I've been (G7)saving to some (Cm7)elderly lady or (Ab)man,

am I (Bb7)being a good boy,

am I your pride and (Eb)joy,

mother? (Fm7)Please, if you're pleased, say I (Db)am.

(Eb)And if, (Cm7)while in the course of my (G7)duty,

I (Cm7)perform an unfortunate (Ab)take, would you (Bb7)punish me so,

unbelievably (Eb)so?

Never (Fm7)again will I make that mistake.

(Eb)This (Bbm7)feeling inside me could never deny me the (Eb7)right to be wrong if I (Ab)choose.

And this (Abm7)pleasure I get from,

say, (Eb)winning a bet is to (F7)lose.

(Eb)When I'm (Cm7)drinking my Bonaparte (G7)shandy,

eating (Cm7)more than enough apple (Ab)pies,

will I (Bb7)glance at my screen and see real human (Eb)beings starve to (Fm7)death right in front of my (Db)eyes?

(Eb)Nothing (Cm7)old, nothing new, nothing (G7)ventured,

nothing (Cm7)gained, nothing stillborn or (Ab)lost,

nothing (Bb7)further than proof, nothing wilder than (Eb)youth,

nothing (Fm7)older than time, nothing (Bb7)sweeter than wine,

nothing (Gm7)physic'lly, (G7)recklessly, (Cm7)hopelessly blind, nothing (Fm7)I couldn't say,

nothing (Ab)way, 'cos today nothing (Eb)rhymed.

This (Bbm7)feeling inside me could never deny me the (Eb7)right to be wrong if I (Ab)choose.

And this (Abm7)pleasure I get from,

say, (Eb)winning a bet is to (F7)lose.

(Eb)rhymed.