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(C) G D Em
Today I made a toast, to Marlowe, Potter, Fletcher and me,
C G D Em
And I really scraped the barrel for words which held sincerity,
C G D Em
Real writers eat their young: exploit anybody, aim to win,
C Em D G
I'm not as hungry as I could be, but I'm famed for my thick skin,
(G) Em C G
Waste not, want not, no time like the present one we got.
Em C G
Waste not, want not, no time like today.
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(C) G D Em
Ted Fletchers legs were weak, he spent his autumn years indoors,
C G D Em
and poor old Phil and Dennis had it too bad to ignore,
C G D Em
Will I learn from their 'afflictions'? Have I learned from my mistakes?
C Em D G
I'm praying this is not another hollow 'seize the day'
(G) Em C G
Waste not, want not, no time like the present one we got.
Em C G
Waste not, want not, no time like today.
(G) Em C G
Waste not, want not, no time like the present one we got.
Em C G
Waste not, want not, no time like today.
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(G)
This one's for my uncle Ted,
C
He had a big heart and a baldy head,
Em
I'm tangled up in my own safety net,
C D Em
So I'll take what comfort I can get, today
(Em) D C
G
This one's for my uncle Ted,
C
He had a big heart and a baldy head,
Em
I'm tangled up in my own safety net,
C D
So I'll take what comfort I can get,
G
This one's for my uncle Ted,
C
He had a big heart and a baldy head,
Em
I'm tangled up in my own safety net,
C Cm
So I'll take what comfort I can get,
G
This one's for my uncle Ted,
C
He had a big heart and a baldy head,
Em
I'm tangled up in my own safety net,
C Cm Em
So I'll take what comfort I can get today.
