Jenny And Tommy
(a.k.a. 15/4/84)

© Jon Horne 2005

Bm               D    C             G
He takes a drink and stares at the mirror
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Tries to picture how the routine went
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A dab of greasepaint, a pad of powder
Em                  C      G
Another drink and a cigarette

I came home to a deathly silence
You could have cut the air with a knife
Is this life, or a game of patience?
Jenny said, then she started to cry

* * *

E7
Some young double act playing for thrills
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Dancing girls in their leaves of gold
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He's feeling old but he's top of the bill
D                          D7
The TV's here and every seat is sold

* * *

Bm       D    C             G
Ten minutes sir, says the assistant
Em               C        G
Call me in an hour, he replies
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Jenny's eyes stared into the distance
Em                       C      G
On the night that Tommy Cooper died

She said, I'm leaving now, that's for certain
Can't you see I've got my suitcase packed
He falls back into the fire curtain
And everybody thinks it's part of the act

* * *

E7
It was Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday
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And Joe Davis, king of the cue
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And Henry James, turning the screw
D                          D7
And Bessie Smith, the queen of the blues

E7
I watched the telly while Jenny left me
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I heard the mini cab revving outside
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I didn't know if I should laugh or cry
D                          D7
On the night that Tommy Cooper died