You can play the E chords either as basic triads or as E7 chords. Capo on III Intro: Verse 1:   When last I   spoke to Carol I said I can’t pretend it gets easier.   She said "I’ve hung on I have edged along this narrow ledge Since the day I was born in 1975." Interlude: Laa lab la-da-da-da    oh     la-da-da-da -  oh Verse 2:   When last I   spoke to Carol I said I can’t pretend I feel love for you.   She said "I’ve hammered a smile across this pasty face of mine Since the day I was born in 1975." Interlude: Laa dah da-da-da-da -  oh Solo: | | | | | | | |  |  | Interlude (with whistling): Verse 3:   When I said   goodbye to Carol Black earth upon the casket fell.   She had faded to   something I always knew. To the rescue   nobody ever comes. Interlude: Oh oh oh oh Oh oh o - oh Oh oh oh oh Oh oh o - oh Outro: (8x)