A7     575655
G#7    464544
F#m    244222
E7#9   x7678x
B5     x244xx
C5     x355xx
D5     x577xx
Asus4  x02230
Dsus4  xx0233


   [Intro]
A   F#m   D    D
A   F#m   D    E   G#7 A7    G#7 A7   


   [Verse 1]
A7                                  G#7
I was high on a Molotov of cocktails
A7                           G#7
I was low on a hundred things
A7                                            G#7
I was wrong to put my money where my mouth was
A7
I was right about the whales and the dolphins
E7#9                                    F#7 A7    F#7  A7
Whales and dolphins, whales and dolphins, yeah
    B5           C5                 A7   E7#9
And I don't mind preserving time at all


   [Verse 2]
A7                                      G#7
I was blue about the people in the power
A7                           G#7
I was green that's my excuse
A7                                            G#7
I was yellow when they said to fight the reds
A7
'Cos I knew I'd be beaten black and blue
E7#9                                  G#7  A7    G#7  A7
Black and blue, battered and bruised,    yeah
     B5             C5                      A7    E7#9
Hold the line, just give it some time then (call)...


   [Chorus]
 A            F#m             D                  E
"Cor", what I like and what I hate about perseverance
A             F#m               D        E            G#7
Ooh, what I'd give and what I'd take for perseverance


   [Verse 3]
A7                               G#7
I was round and about in the area
A7                           G#7
I was wearing my suit and tie
A                                 G#7
I was lost in the Bermuda triangle
A7
It all went pear-shaped, twisted and twined
E7#9                                  G#7   A7   G#7  A7
Twisted and twined, twisted and twined,    yeah
    B5              C5           G#7 A7   G#7  A7
And I don't mind preserving time at all
B5                  C5           D5              E7#9
Hold the line, just give it some time then (call)...


   [Chorus]
 A            F#m             D                 E
"Cor", what I like and what I hate about perseverance
A             F#m               D        E            G#7
Ooh, what I'd give and what I'd take for perseverance


   [Instrumental]
A   F#m   D    D  E
A   F#m   D    E
A   A     A    D  E


   [Bridge]
A                 Asus4
I was lost on the road to nowhere
F#m                A
I was a guest on a runaway train
D                  Dsus4
I was happy 'cos I knew I was innocent
D                                 E
They were glad to let me take the blame
A          Asus4  F#m        A      D          Dsus4
Taking the blame, taking the blame, taking the blame
     E
It's always the same 'cos


   [Chorus]
A           F#m             D                 E
I... what I like and what I hate about perseverance
A             F#m               D        E
Ooh, what I'd give and what I'd take for perseverance
A         F#m             D                     E
I haven't time, I haven't space for perseverance
     A          F#m                D                    E      A  A
'Cos I swap and change just when I like to keep up appearance