I Must Stop Going To Parties

	  		
Intro: G    Em    D 

  G                  Em         G                      Em 
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in 
   G               Em          C               D 
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin 
  G                  Em          G                Em     G 
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt 
              Em                     C               D 
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out 
  C                  D                    G 
I must stop going to parties and hanging about 


verse 1: 
N.C. C                                Am 
For  instance, take last Friday, when Terry came to tea 
  C                                  Em 
I thought I had enough to drink, but not enough for me 
   C                                        Am 
He said would I like to accompany him, to a place just over the hill 
  C             Em                D 
I said I really shouldn't, but perhaps I think I will 

  G                  Em         G                      Em 
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in 
   G               Em          C               D 
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin 
  G                  Em          G                Em     G 
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt 
              Em                     C               D 
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out 
  C                  D                    G 
I must stop going to parties and hanging about 


verse 2: 
N.C. C                              Am 
You  see the same old faces, you've seen them all before 
             C                           Em 
You're gonna get so wasted, you won't be able to walk out the door 
     C                                 Am 
Then someone comes on heavy, 'bout the war in what's-it's-name 
           C                      Em                         D       Daug 
I said, "I fink you're out of date, mate, shouldn't that be, ah, the other place" 

  G                  Em         G                      Em 
I must stop going to parties, I think they're doing me in 
   G               Em          C               D 
My hair is falling out and I'm getting kind of thin 
  G                  Em          G                Em     G 
I must stop going to parties, of that there is no doubt 
              Em                     C               D 
Next time you see me there, will you kindly throw me out 
  C                  D                    G   N.C. 
I must stop going to parties and hanging about    Oy! 


Instrumental: D    D Am7 D  G  Em  G  Em  G  Em  C  D 
                G  Em  G  Em  G  Em  C  D  C  D  G 
                       
                       (*pause*) 

verse 3:          (**spoken**) 
N.C.    C                                Am                            C 
Oh, the punch has all been drunk and the drunks have all been punched 
                               Em 
The magistrate's irate and the doctor, er, he's out to lunch 
  C                                                  Am 
I don't know why I came in here, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, such a weak-kneed creep 
      C              Em               D               Daug 
I must stop going to parties, yeah, I got to get some sleep 
 N.C. 
"Excuse me" - "Yeah, Terry here. Want to come to a party?" - "Oh no!" 


OUTRO: G  Em  G  Em  G  Em  C  D 
  C                  D                    G 
I must stop going to parties and hanging about 
  C                  D                    G 
I must stop going to parties and hanging about 
  C                  D                    G 
I must stop going to parties and hanging about 
  C                  D                    G 
I must stop going to parties and hanging about