[Intro] G Em G Em C G C D [Verse 1] G Em A book on household plants gently slipped from her grasp G Em And her breathing became deeper, familiar and calm C G And only when she'd shifted her body weight slightly C D And sunk her head into the softer of those two duck feathered pillows G Em Only then did Albert lean over to his wifes side of the bed G Em Flick the lamp off and then in total darkness C G And wearing his trusty blue striped pyjamas C D Heaved his heavy frame from his fake slumber G Em G Made his way carefully past the cumbersome ottoman and the precarious shoe rack Em C D Trying not to breathe he was silent, he was stealth [Verse 2] G Em G Aware of every creak on the staircase he used her fluffy slippers as a softener Em Cushioning each footstep on the way down C G C D At the foot of the stairs was a cupboard and inside behind a secret panel was his costume G Em G Em He disrobed, briefly naked, guilty, excitingly nude in his own house so late at night C G C D The costume it thrilled him and made him giggle in practically equal measure G Em G Tight jeans, black tight t-shirt with the words "iron maiden" writ large Em C G He pulled on his leather jacket and his Doc Martens C D G And he went out into the cold [Chorus] Em G Cause you see Albert went out to see rock bands C G Stayed up til the morning light C G You're only as old as you feel they say C D G And Albert was feeling alright G Em G Em [Verse 3] G Em G Em A 77 year old man head-banging in a mosh pit can go easily unnoticed particularly when everyone else is C headbanging in a mosh pit G C G And although Albert felt uncomfortable at times, that was mostly due to the lack of give in his jeans C D He felt joyful, he felt alive G Em In fact the louder the music, the more he enjoyed it G Em This pastime meant for teenagers, he embraced the strangeness C G C D The sweat of a stranger, the thud of a bassline pumping through his veins G Em At one point Albert threw both arms up in the air G Em C Pulled his two middle fingers down with his thumbs and made the "rock" gesture G C G C As hundreds of kids moved as one, with him in their throngs screaming words to the songs they'd all learnt D in their bedrooms at home G Em G Em When the band finished playing he went out into the street in search of more adventures, revelling in his C D late blooming teenage rebellion. [Bridge] G Em Still his clock it ticked on in his bedroom at home G Em C G As his wife fast asleep was seemingly unaware he was buying cheap cider and eating an offensively large C D kebab from a confused high street vendor. G Em G Em He intended to stay up as late as he could, soaking up the motion of cars he got himself lost in a park, C D played drunken air guitar Am C C/B D And still the clock ticked on in his bedroom at home as he recaptured a batch of his youth all alone [Chorus] C G Cause you see Albert went out to see rock bands C G Stayed up til the morning light C G You're only as old as you feel they say C D G And Albert was feeling alright G Em G Em [Verse 4] G Em Round 5am Albert found his way back to his street G Em C D As the sun peeked its face behind a neatly oval shaped hill, heralding the dawn of the day G Em G Em He looked up at his house and then down at his shoes, those Doc Martens as dark as the night was two C hours before G C D "Oh this has been brilliant" Albert said out loud G Em But then he bent down, pulled his shoes off, undid his yellow laces G Em C And he tied them together, threw them up to the sundusted sky G C G Landing perfectly on the electrical wires like on the streets of New York next to 5 other pairs that he'd C D thrown there before G Em G Em He quietly opened his front door, pulled himself out of his t-shirt, and his jacket, and his jeans Em C G C D G Found his blue striped pyjamas, crept back upstairs, got back into bed and fell instantly asleep G Em G Em Alberts wife opened her eyes, looked through the crack in the curtains onto a line of dirty black boots C D G She smiled to herself, just pleased that he'd made it home safe
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