Poor Paul Getty The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
Standard Tuning EADGBe
Verse 1:
[B]Saint George was an [D]English school [A]but it was in [C]Italy oh what a [G]mischievous [A]boy was he[Bb] [A]
[B]They kicked him out for b[D]reaking rules his f[A]ather went o[C]verseas the[G] summer of 1[A]970[Bb] [A]
Chorus 1:
[C]He was only [F]seventeen but [C]everybody knew his [F]name
[C]So they cut off his ear with a g[E]arden sheer and w[Am]aited for his folks to [Ab]pay-a[B]ay
[C]He was only [F]seventeen his [C]mother should have b[F]een dismayed
[C]When they cut off his ear with a[E] garden sheer Paul[Am] Getty never was the s[Ab]ame-a[B]ay[D]
Verse 2:
[B]One night he was rat[D]her stoned his [A]friends wouldn[C]t drive him home[G] he stood by[A] a fountain all alo[Bb]ne[A]
[B]a rotten gang wrestl[D]ed him down and[A] threw him in the [C]back of a van c[G]overed his e[A]yes n taped his[Bb] ha[A]nds
Chorus 2:
[C]He was only [F]seventeen but [C]everybody knew his [F]name
[C]So they cut off his ear with a g[E]arden sheer and w[Am]aited for his folks to [Ab]pay-a[B]ay
[C]He was only [F]seventeen his [C]mother should have b[F]een dismayed
[C]When they cut off his ear with a[E] garden sheer Paul[Am] Getty never was the s[Ab]ame-a[B]ay[D]
(Interlude)
Verse 3:
[B]It couldve been the [D]opium but the o[A]ld man couldn'[C]t be swayed he s[G]aid not a pe[A]nny shall be paid[Bb] [A]
Chorus 3:
[C]He was only [F]seventeen but [C]everybody knew his [F]name
[C]So they cut off his ear with a g[E]arden sheer and w[Am]aited for his folks to [Ab]pay-a[B]ay
[C]He was only [F]seventeen his [C]mother should have b[F]een dismayed
[C]When they cut off his ear with a[E] garden sheer Paul[Am] Getty never was the s[Ab]ame-a[B]ay
(abrupt end)
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