VERSE 1:
me and shabby dee
shabby dee and me
she doesn’t know you
though you both know me
so come see shabby dee…
VERSE 2:
for those whose eyes don’t see…
she remained a mystery
yea, to those who don’t see her
(she’s imaginary)
but to me, she’s as real as can be…
VERSE 3:
and on the date decreed
she told me where she’d be
on the top of the hill…
i swallowed a pill…
and waited patiently…
SOLO VERSE:
(new transition is C# B B (X!))
*AD-LIB OVER SOLO ON THESE CHORDS*:
(F#) (G#sus2)
(then continue to Bb G#m verse chords)
VERSE 4:
and sure as i could be…
a surge of ecstasy…
i counted to 3…
on the date (we) decreed…
(backing vox: “we agreed…”)
(and) she came right unto me…
VERSE 5:
yea, she came right unto me…
but it wasn’t meant to be…
for somebody needed her much more than me…
(so) she left reluctantly…
BRIDGE 1:
(F#)
what did it mean?
(G#sus2)
was it (merely) a dream?
the world wants a meaning, well there’s nothing to see
but shabby means the world to me
the world owes me nothing, now there’s nothing to see…
i owe it all to shabby dee…
shabby means the world to me…
((s)o i) owe it all to shabby dee..
OUTRO:
now it’s a long long way to tipperary (go on)
(DEC DEC DEC DECORATE THE BUS FOR ME)
it’s a long long way to tipperary…