(*instrumental in different place in some versions)
         

                 G                           D   
         I got m'hand up the skirt of Mother Nature 

                 G                         D
         I got m'foot in the door of liberty 

                 G                             D
         I got m'head stuck in the railings of reason 

               A                      D
         Thank God for the banjo on m'knee 

                 G
         Crystal balls  (balls!) 

                    D
         To fortune tellers 

                  G
         Reveal a swarm 

                      D
         of what-will-bees  (zoom zoom zoom zoom)

                G
         All in all   (all in all)

                         D
         Like clocks and watches (BONG -  CUckoo!) 

                A                           D
         We got time on our hands and destinies 


         *(Instr: G  D  A  D  G  D  A  D)


         D              G                        D
         I've heard the squeal of tyres around a corner

                     G                  D 
         I've broken down and I've been towed 

                   G                           D
         I've seen everything I ever hoped and dreamed


         for

         A                               D 
         Squashed like a hedgehog in the road 

                 G   
         Crystal balls  (balls!) 

                    D
         To fortune tellers 

                  G
         Reveal a swarm 

                      D
         of what-will-bees  (zoom zoom zoom zoom) 

                G
         All in all   (all in all)

                         D
         Like clocks and watches (BONG  CUckoo!) 

                A                           D
         We got time on our hands and destinies 

         
         (Instr: G  D  A  D  G  D  A  D) 


         D            G                          D
         Just give me wide open spaces and clean living

            G                       D 
         As long as I've a banjo to pluck 

              G                         D
         I'll sing to the cactus and coyotes 

                 A                      D
         Hippity-hi, hippity-ho, que serarrr! 

                 G 
         Crystal balls  (balls!) 

                    D
         To fortune tellers 

                  G
         Reveal a swarm 

                      D
         of what-will-bees  (zoom zoom zoom zoom)

                G
         All in all   (all in all)

                         D
         Like clocks and watches (BONG -  CUckoo!)

                A                           D
         We got time on our hands and destinies



         (bum bum bum bum)
 
                 G
         Crystal balls  (balls!)

                    D
         To fortune tellers 

                  G
         Reveal a swarm 

                      D
         of what-will-bees  (zoom zoom zoom zoom)

                G     
         All in all   (all in all)

                         D
         Like clocks and watches (BONG -  CUckoo!)

                A                           D
         We got time on our hands and destinies 


         (Outro: G  D  A  D  G  D  A  D)  
                   (D  A  D)