| THE TABLE (Verse)
F
G
Am
This table has four sturdy legs
F
G
Am
And a heart of very near wild oak
F G
C
When others would have screamed
Am
out loud my friend
F G
Am
This one never even spoke
(Chorus)
F
G
I've been sat upon, (ooh ohh)
Am
I've been spat upon (ooh ohh)
F
I've been treated like a bed
G
Been carried like a stretcher,
C
Am
when someone thinks they're dead
F
G
I've been dined upon (ooh ooh)
Am
I've been wined upon (ooh ohh)
F
I've been taken for a fool
G
Taken for a desk,
C
when they should have been
Am
at school
This table's been pushed against the door
When tempers, well tempers flare at night
Banged upon with knuckles clenched my friend
When someone thinks that they are right
I've been sat upon,
I've been spat upon
I've been treated like a bed
Been carried like a stretcher,
when someone thinks they're dead
I've been dined upon,
I've been wined upon
I've been taken for a fool
Taken for a desk,
when they should have been at school
C
F
C
Tables only turn when tables learn
C
F
G
Put me on a bonfire, watch me burn
C
F
Treat me with some dignity,
C
F
don't treat me like a slave
C
F
Or I'll turn to the coffin
C
in your grave
I've been sat upon,
I've been spat upon
I've been treated like a bed
Been carried like a stretcher,
when someone thinks they're dead
I've been dined upon,
I've been wined upon
I've been taken for a fool
Taken for a desk,
when they should have been at school
Tables only turn when tables learn
Put me on a bonfire, watch me burn
Treat me with some dignity,
don't treat me like a slave
Or I'll turn into the coffin in your grave |