Poor Paul Getty

Standard Tuning EADGBe Verse 1: B D A C G A Ab Saint George was an English school but it was in Italy oh what a mischievous boy was he B D A C G A Ab They kicked him out for breaking rules his father went overseas the summer of 1970 Chorus 1: C F C F He was only seventeen but everybody knew his name C E Am Ab B So they cut off his ear with a garden sheer and waited for his folks to pay-aay C F C F He was only seventeen his mother should have been dismayed C E Am Ab B D When they cut off his ear with a garden sheer Paul Getty never was the same-aay Verse 2: B D A C G A BbA One night he was rather stoned his friends wouldnt drive him home he stood by a fountain all alone B D A C G A Bb A a rotten gang wrestled him down and threw him in the back of a van covered his eyes n taped his hands Chorus 2: C F C F He was only seventeen but everybody knew his name C E Am Ab B So they cut off his ear with a garden sheer and waited for his folks to pay-aay C F C F He was only seventeen his mother should have been dismayed C E Am Ab B D When they cut off his ear with a garden sheer Paul Getty never was the same-aay (Interlude) Verse 3: B D A C G A Ab It couldve been the opium but the old man couldn't be swayed he said not a penny shall be paid Chorus 3: C F C F He was only seventeen but everybody knew his name C E Am Ab B So they cut off his ear with a garden sheer and waited for his folks to pay-aay C F C F He was only seventeen his mother should have been dismayed C E Am Ab B When they cut off his ear with a garden sheer Paul Getty never was the same-aay (abrupt end)