Crawlin' From The Wreckage — Graham Parker

pre>crawlin from the wreckage g. parker

Chords: from david windhorst

G d g

Got out really early from the factory

D g

Drivin' like a nut in the rain

G d g

Don't think i was actin' so hysterically

But i didn't see a thing until it came

Met the dumb suburbos in the takeaway

D g

Beating up the chinee at the counter

C d g

I put a few inside me at the end of the day

I took out my revenge on the revolution counter

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

You'd think by now at least that half my brain would get the message

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

C d c

Into a brand new car

G d g

In walks bud with his exploding nose

D g

He's been giving it maximum today

G d g

Shouted, how the devil, you in trouble, i suppose

All you ever do is run away

Gunned up the motor inta hyperdrive

D g

I wasn't gonna take any of that

C d g

Don't get bright ideas about a suicide

'cause all i ever hear is, zoom, bam, fantastic

Crawlin' from the wreckage

Crawlin' from the wreckage

You'd think by now at least that half a brain would get the message

Crawlin' from the wreckage

Crawlin' from the wreckage

C d

Into a brand new car

G7 c7

Crawlin', crawlin', crawlin' from the wreckage

G7 c7

Crawlin', crawlin', crawlin' from the wreckage

G7 c7

Crawlin', crawlin', crawlin' from the wreckage

Solo

D a d

D a d

D a d

C a d

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

Bits of me are scattered in the trees and in the hedges

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

C d c

Into a brand new car

G d g

Nothin' seems to happen that ain't happened before

D g

I see it all through flashes of depression

G d g

I drop my drink and hit some people runnin' for the door

Gotta make some kind of impression

'cause when i'm disconnected from the drivin' wheel

D g

I'm only half the man i should be

C d g

Metal hitting metal is-a all i feel

Everything is good as it poss-i-bul-ly could be

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

You'd think by now at least that half a brain would get the message

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

C d

Into a brand new car

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

Bits of me are scattered in the trees and in the hedges

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

C d

Into a brand new car

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

(fade)

Notes:

In his ny concert with the episodes, gp says:

"here's a song i wrote in 1978 when i was doing the squeezing

Out sparks stuff [applause] but it's not, uh,

It's not on that record [laughter] because it really wasn't

Good enough. but i gave it to dave edmunds who turned it into

Something decent. a little thing called 'crawling from the wreckage'.

In brisbane (australia) at the gig in van gogh's earlobe

He also said " and it's kept me in swimming pools ever since."

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Rob's version

Crawlin from the wreckage [index]

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Got out really early from the factory

Drivin' like a nut in the rain

Don't think i was acting so hysterically

But i didn't see a thing until it came

Met the dumb suburbos in the takeaway

Beating up the chinee at the counter

I put a few inside me at the end of the day

I took out my revenge on the revolution counter

Chorus

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

Bits of me are scattered in the trees and on the hedges

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

And into a brand new car

In walks bud with his exploding nose

He'd been givin' it maximum today

Shouted "how the devil you in trouble i suppose?

But all you ever do is run away."

Gunned up the motor into hyperdrive

I didn't want to take any of that

Don't get bright ideas about suicide

Cos all i ever hear is zoom bang bang bang

Chorus (var)

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

You'd think by now at least that half my brain would get the message

Crawlin' from the wreckage, crawlin' from the wreckage

Into a brand new car

(shake it mitch!) instrumental verse

Well well nothing seem to happen that ain't happened before

I see it all through flashes of depression

Drop my drink and hit some people running for the door

I gotta make some kind of impression

Cos when i'm disconnected from the driving wheel

I'm onl