Jazzy melancholic torch song from Nick's At My Age album. It's so sad - try not to cry when you play it!!! Chords ====== E 022100 E2 X79977 F#m7 242222 G#m7 464444 A x02220 Am x02210 D x57775 G 320033 Bm x24432 C# x46664 F#m/C# x4422x G#m/Eb x6644x Riff1 ===== E ----------------|-----------------| B ----------------|-----------------| G ----------------|-----------------| D ----------------|-----------------| A ------------2--2|-----------------| E 0--0--4--4------|0----------------| Verse 1 =======

I read a ^F#m7lot nowadays Much ^G#m7more than before you left me High and ^Adry in a loveless ^Amland E A E RIFF1 With nothing but time on my hands

Verse 2 =======

I read a ^F#m7lot not just maga-^F#m/C#zines But ^G#m7other more serious ^G#m/Ebthings To get me through the ^Aday night-time^Am too Whilst ^Ewondering how in the ^Aworld to go on with-^Eout you

Refrain =======

^BmLonely ^Aisn't the ^Dword for me now ^A ^DBlue ^Adoesn't desc-^Gribe it s^Eomehow

Inst ====

^F#m7Blue ^F#m/C# 's ^G#m7not the^G#m/Eb word for^A me ^Amnow ^E2 ^A E A E A E A E A E A E

Verse 3 =======

I read a ^F#m7lot I can't^F#m/C# put it down While ^G#m7others are ^G#m/Ebpainting the town You'll find me in^A a world of fantas-^Amy Popul-^Eation one^A that's ^E2me ^E

Out ===

So if you ^Bmask me how I stop Contemplating what ^C7I now have not I'll rep-^F#m7ly I read a ^Elot

----------------------------------------- I hope I?ve done it justice! Kevin O?Brien Watford England July 2014 watfordkev@gmailcom

Nick Lowe - I read a lot