Written by Yo La Tengo
Intro: F Bb Hey Mr. Tough C Bb F Bb C Bb Don't you think we've suffered enough? F Bb C Why don't you meet me on the dancefloor Bb F Bb C Bb When it's Tiny Tom time? F Bb C Bb And if you need to tell me something once F Bb C Bb You won't have to say it twice F Bb C And if you ask for a nickel Bb F Bb C Bb I'm gonna hand you a dime C And we'll forget about our problems Bb F Ignore them for a little while C And leave our worries in the corner Bb F Leave them in a big big pile G# Gm F Pretend everything can be alright F Bb Hey Mrs. Blue C Bb F Bb C Bb Time to think of something new F Bb C Bb The Possum's spinning our hips F Bb C Bb The old soft shoe F Bb C Bb And if you wanna lose the rest of the night F Bb C Bb There's nothing better I have to do F Bb And if I tell you something C Bb F Bb C Bb You won't have to ask if it's true C And we'll forget about our problems Bb F Ignore them for a little while C And leave our worries in the corner Bb F Leave them in a big big pile G# Gm F F A C Pretend everything can be alright Dm C Alone in our pad on Saturday night Bb F F A C Hemmed in by the room Dm C But hiding at a crowded party Bb Gm C The record's playing for just me and you Hey Mr. Tough Don't you think we've suffered enough? Why don't you meet me on the dancefloor When it's Toddophonic time? F Bb C Bb And if you need to tell me something once F Bb C Bb You won't have to say it twice F Bb C And if you ask for a nickel Bb F Bb C Bb I'm gonna hand you a dime C And we'll forget about our problems Bb F Ignore them for a little while C And leave our worries in the corner Bb F Leave them in a big big pile G# Gm F Pretend everything can be alright G# Gm F Pretend everything can be alright G# Gm F Pretend everything can be alright