Practical Man

[Verso 1] G B7 E7 Last night I drank with a practical man A C G Who seemed to think he knew me well B7 He had no debts and he had no troubles C Eb D7 All night long he kept setting up doubles B7 A7 C G And he asked me "What have you got to sell?" [Verso 2] B7 E7 "I'll see you right" said the practical man A C G "A boy like you should be living high B7 All you do is get up and be funny C Eb D7 And I'll turn the laughs into folding money B7 A7 C G Can you name me anything that can't buy?" [Verso 3] B7 E7 "So you deal in dreams" said the practical man A C G "So does that mean you should be so coy? B7 I fixed one chap a show on tele C Eb D7 B7 Who limped like Byron and talked like Shelley A7 C G Through a ten-part epic on the fall of Troy" [Verso 4] B7 E7 "I'll tell you what" said the practical man A C G As he tapped the ash from a purple fag B7 "Let's head uptown for a meal somewhere C Eb D7 B7 You can sing me something while we're driving there A7 C G There's a grand piano in the back of my Jag" [Verso 5] B7 E7 So I sang my song to the practical man A C G It sounded bad but she couldn't hear B7 C And the silent lights of town went streaming Eb D7 B7 As if the car was a turtle, dreaming A7 C G The night was sad and she was nowhere near [Verso 6] B7 E7 "It's a great idea" said the practical man A C G As they brought in waiters on flaming swords B7 "You love this chick and it's really magic C Eb D7 But she won't play ball - that's kinda tragic B7 A7 C G Now how do we get this concept on the boards?" [Verso 7] B7 E7 "I see it like this" said the practical man A C G As he chose a trout from the restaurant pool B7 C "We change it round so she's going frantic Eb D7 B7 To win the love of the last romantic A7 C G And you're the one, her wild creative fool" [Verso 8] B7 E7 So I thought it all over as the practical man A C G Watched them slaughter the fatted calf B7 I saw again her regretful smile C Eb D7 B7 Sweet to look at though it meant denial A7 C G It was bound to hurt but I had to laugh [Verso 9] B7 E7 And that's when I told the practical man A C G As he drank champagne from the Holy Grail B7 There are some ideas you can't play round with E7 A7 C Can't let go of and you can't give ground with Eb D7 B7 Cause when you die they're what you're found with A7 C G There are just some songs that are not for sale