Here is my version of "
This Town Ain't
Big Enough For
Both Of Us," which I play by ear--after all, no sheet music is available.
I've loved this
Sparks song since the
1974 when
Kimono My House was issued--I bought the LP in late 1974? After seeing the
Mael brothers (
Russell and Ron) on
American Bandstand and other shows, I purchased the LP and then bought all the other LPs as they were issued over the years.
This song starts on A. When the singing comes on, it shifts to
A minor. Then Gm. Then Dm. Then Bb, B dim, A. Then Dm, Bb, A.
The bridge in the middle has
D, C,
B, A, and repeat.
Zoo time is she and you time
The mammals are your favorite type, and you want her tonight
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers
This town ain't big enough for both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Flying, domestic flying
And when the stewardess is near do not show any fear
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
You are a khaki-colored bombardier--it's
Hiroshima that you're nearing
This town ain't big enough for both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Daily, except for Sunday
You dawdle into the cafe where you meet her each day
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
As twenty cannibals have hold of you, they need their protein just like you do
This town ain't big enough for both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Shower, another shower
You've got to look your best for her and be clean everywhere
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
The rain is pouring on the foreign town, the bullets cannot cut you down
This town ain't big enough for both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Census, the latest census
There'll be more girls who live in town though not enough to go round
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
You know that: This town isn't big enough, not big enough for both of us
This town isn't big enough, not big enough for both of us
And I ain't gonna leave
- published: 30 Jan 2016
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