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The Diary Of Horace Wimp Chords

Music by: Electric Light Orchestra · 1979
Genre Pop Tone Bb major BPM 170 Views 100
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[Intro 1]
[A][G][D][Dm]
[A][A][A][A]

[Verse 1]
(Monday)
[A]Late again today
He'd be in trouble,
though he'd [D]say he was [C#m]sorry
[D]He'd have to hur[C#m]ry out
to the [A]bus[D]

[Verse 2]
(Tuesday)
[A]Horace was so sad
He'd never had a girl that [D]he could [C#m]care for
[D]And if he was lat[C#m]e once more
He'd be [A]out, uh- [D]oh

[Pre-chorus 1]
[A]Don't be afr[D]aid
[A]Just knock on the doo[D]r
Well, [A]he just stood there [D]mumblin' and fumblin'
[A]Then a voice from abov[D]e

[Chorus 1]
Said, [A]"Horace Wimp, this [G]is your life
Go [D]out and find your[Dm]self a wife
[A]Make a stand and [G]be a man
And [D]you will have a [Dm]great life plan"
(You can [A]do [G]it)[D][Dm]
(Come on, [A]Horace)[G][D][Dm]

[Verse 3]
(Wednesday)
[A]Horace met a girl
She was small and she was [D]very [C#m]pretty
[D]He thought he was[C#m] in love
He was a[A]fraid, uh- [D]oh

[Verse 4]
(Thursday)
[A]Asked her for a date
The café down the street
to[D]morrow [C#m]eve ning
[D]His head was ree[C#m]ling
When she said, [A]"Yes, [D]okay"

[Pre-chorus 2]
[A]Don't be afr[D]aid
[A]Just knock on the doo[D]r
Well, [A]he just stood there [D]mumblin' and fumblin'
[A]Then a voice from abov[D]e

[Chorus 2]
Said, [A]"Horace Wimp, this [G]is your life
Go [D]out and find your[Dm]self a wife
[A]Make a stand and [G]be a man
And [D]you will have a [Dm]great life plan"
(You can [A]do [G]it)[D][Dm]
(Come on, [A]Horace)[G][D][Dm]

[Verse 5]
(Friday)
[A]Horace, this is it
He asks the girl if maybe [D]they could [C#m]marry
[D]When she says, "Gl[C#m]adly"
Horace [A]cries, boo- [D]hoo

[Verse 6]
(Sunday)
[A]Everybody's at the church
When Horace rushes in
and [D]says, "Now here comes [C#m]my wife
[D]for the rest of my [C#m]life"
And she [A]did[D]

[Pre-chorus 3]
[A]Don't be afr[D]aid
[A]Just knock on the doo[D]r
Well, [A]he just stood there [D]mumblin' and fumblin'
[A]Then a voice from abov[D]e

[Chorus 3]
Said, [A]"Horace Wimp, this [G]is your wife
Go [D]out and find your[Dm]self a life
[A]Take a stand and [G]be a man
And [D]you will have a [Dm]great life plan"
(Horace [A]Wimp)[G][D][Dm]
[A](Horace, Horace, [G]Horace, Horace)
[D](Horace, Horace, Horace, Horace)
[Dm](Horace, Horace, Horace, Horace)

[Outro 1]
[A]Monday, [G]Tuesday, [D]Wednesday, [Dm]Thursday
[A]Friday, [G]Sunday, [D]Monday, [Dm]Tuesday
[A]Wednesday, [G]Thursday, [D]Friday, [Dm]Sunday
[Repeat and fade]
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