My Career As A Homewrecker
(Appears on Having a Party With Jonathan Richman)
D#m
Well I had just met the girl and her boyfriend
G#m D#m
she was ready for leavin him
Bbm
and I was the way, I was the key
G#m D#m
I was her way to say 'I'm free'
Bbm
and he would never talk about it
which made me sad
G#m
I didn't see what we done
D#m
that was so bad
G#m Bbm
we were all about 21
G#m Bbm
my career as a homewrecker
D#m
had just begun
I was thinkin about the Boston rock scene one fine day
G#m D#m
and found it too conservative, you might say
I knew her well, I knew him terrific
Bbm
what's wrong if we wanted somethin specific?
G#m
he never talk about it
Bbm
which hurted me
G#m Bbm D#m
I never saw what that sorrow had to be
G#m Bbm
I was now about 24
G#m Bbm
and I was called homewrecker
D#m
once more
D#m
If someone's mad at me
why can't they tell me so?
G#m
why do they just avoid me?
D#m
If someone's mad at me
why can't they tell me so?
G#m Bbm D#m
because I would want to know
D#m
meanwhile out on the west coast
I started wreckin homes
G#m D#m
tryin to convince girlfriends to leave and roam
now I didn't touch them, cause I didn't want them
G#m
but I wanted to effect them
Bbm D#m
I wanted to harm them
G#m Bbm
and this was the followin year
G#m Bbm
my career as a homewrecker
D#m
was in third gear
D#m
another case of homewreckin I have did
G#m
was the girl that loved me
D#m
no matter what she said
she tried to hide it
as long as she could
Bbm
to save her boyfriend pain
but it did no good
D#m
you see I have certain traits and certain wants
G#m D#m
sometimes I'll try a certain thing to provoke a response
sometimes I'll break a rule
Bbm
just to see who looks
G#m
sometimes I'll knock on a door
Bbm D#m
just to see what's there
D#m
my career as a homewrecker is not yet through
G#m Bbm D#m
there's all these homewreckin things to do
sometimes I'll break a rule just to see who cares
G#m D#m
sometimes I'll knock just to see who's there
[D#m] Well I had just met the girl and her boyfriend
[G#m] she was ready for leavin [D#m] him
and I was the way, [Bbm] I was the key
[G#m] I was her way to say 'I'm [D#m] free'
[Bbm] and he would never talk about it
which made me sad
[G#m] I didn't see what we done
that was so [D#m] bad
[G#m] we were all about [Bbm] 21
my car[G#m]eer as a homewreck[Bbm]er
had just be[D#m]gun
I was thinkin about the Boston rock scene one fine day
and [G#m] found it too conservative, you might [D#m] say
I knew her well, I knew him terrific
what's [Bbm] wrong if we wanted somethin specific?
he [G#m] never talk about it
which [Bbm] hurted me
I [G#m] never saw what that [Bbm] sorrow had to [D#m] be
[G#m] I was now about [Bbm] 24
and [G#m] I was called home[Bbm]wrecker
once [D#m] more
[D#m] If someone's mad at me
why can't they tell me so?
[G#m] why do they just avoid me?
[D#m] If someone's mad at me
why can't they tell me so?
[G#m] because I would [Bbm] want to [D#m] know
[D#m] meanwhile out on the west coast
I started wreckin homes
[G#m] tryin to convince girlfriends to [D#m] leave and roam
now I didn't touch them, cause I didn't want them
but I [G#m] wanted to effect them
I [Bbm] wanted to harm [D#m] them
[G#m] and this was the [Bbm] followin year
my [G#m] career as a homewreck[Bbm]er
was in third [D#m] gear
[D#m] another case of homewreckin I have did
was the [G#m] girl that loved me
no matter what she [D#m] said
she tried to hide it
as long as she could
[Bbm] to save her boyfriend pain
but it did no good
[D#m] you see I have certain traits and certain wants
sometimes I'll [G#m] try a certain thing to provoke a [D#m] response
sometimes I'll break a rule
just to [Bbm] see who looks
sometimes I'll [G#m] knock on a door
just to [Bbm] see what's [D#m] there
[D#m] my career as a homewrecker is not yet through
[G#m] there's all these homewreckin [Bbm] things to [D#m] do
sometimes I'll break a rule just to see who cares
sometimes I'll [G#m] knock just to see who's [D#m] there
Dm
Well I had just met the girl and her boyfriend
Gm Dm
she was ready for leavin him
Am
and I was the way, I was the key
Gm Dm
I was her way to say 'I'm free'
Am
and he would never talk about it
which made me sad
Gm
I didn't see what we done
Dm
that was so bad
Gm Am
we were all about 21
Gm Am
my career as a homewrecker
Dm
had just begun
I was thinkin about the Boston rock scene one fine day
Gm Dm
and found it too conservative, you might say
I knew her well, I knew him terrific
Am
what's wrong if we wanted somethin specific?
Gm
he never talk about it
Am
which hurted me
Gm Am Dm
I never saw what that sorrow had to be
Gm Am
I was now about 24
Gm Am
and I was called homewrecker
Dm
once more
Dm
If someone's mad at me
why can't they tell me so?
Gm
why do they just avoid me?
Dm
If someone's mad at me
why can't they tell me so?
Gm Am Dm
because I would want to know
Dm
meanwhile out on the west coast
I started wreckin homes
Gm Dm
tryin to convince girlfriends to leave and roam
now I didn't touch them, cause I didn't want them
Gm
but I wanted to effect them
Am Dm
I wanted to harm them
Gm Am
and this was the followin year
Gm Am
my career as a homewrecker
Dm
was in third gear
Dm
another case of homewreckin I have did
Gm
was the girl that loved me
Dm
no matter what she said
she tried to hide it
as long as she could
Am
to save her boyfriend pain
but it did no good
Dm
you see I have certain traits and certain wants
Gm Dm
sometimes I'll try a certain thing to provoke a response
sometimes I'll break a rule
Am
just to see who looks
Gm
sometimes I'll knock on a door
Am Dm
just to see what's there
Dm
my career as a homewrecker is not yet through
Gm Am Dm
there's all these homewreckin things to do
sometimes I'll break a rule just to see who cares
Gm Dm
sometimes I'll knock just to see who's there
[Dm] Well I had just met the girl and her boyfriend
[Gm] she was ready for leavin [Dm] him
and I was the way, [Am] I was the key
[Gm] I was her way to say 'I'm [Dm] free'
[Am] and he would never talk about it
which made me sad
[Gm] I didn't see what we done
that was so [Dm] bad
[Gm] we were all about [Am] 21
my car[Gm]eer as a homewreck[Am]er
had just be[Dm]gun
I was thinkin about the Boston rock scene one fine day
and [Gm] found it too conservative, you might [Dm] say
I knew her well, I knew him terrific
what's [Am] wrong if we wanted somethin specific?
he [Gm] never talk about it
which [Am] hurted me
I [Gm] never saw what that [Am] sorrow had to [Dm] be
[Gm] I was now about [Am] 24
and [Gm] I was called home[Am]wrecker
once [Dm] more
[Dm] If someone's mad at me
why can't they tell me so?
[Gm] why do they just avoid me?
[Dm] If someone's mad at me
why can't they tell me so?
[Gm] because I would [Am] want to [Dm] know
[Dm] meanwhile out on the west coast
I started wreckin homes
[Gm] tryin to convince girlfriends to [Dm] leave and roam
now I didn't touch them, cause I didn't want them
but I [Gm] wanted to effect them
I [Am] wanted to harm [Dm] them
[Gm] and this was the [Am] followin year
my [Gm] career as a homewreck[Am]er
was in third [Dm] gear
[Dm] another case of homewreckin I have did
was the [Gm] girl that loved me
no matter what she [Dm] said
she tried to hide it
as long as she could
[Am] to save her boyfriend pain
but it did no good
[Dm] you see I have certain traits and certain wants
sometimes I'll [Gm] try a certain thing to provoke a [Dm] response
sometimes I'll break a rule
just to [Am] see who looks
sometimes I'll [Gm] knock on a door
just to [Am] see what's [Dm] there
[Dm] my career as a homewrecker is not yet through
[Gm] there's all these homewreckin [Am] things to [Dm] do
sometimes I'll break a rule just to see who cares
sometimes I'll [Gm] knock just to see who's [Dm] there
Well I had just met the girl and her boyfriend
she was ready for leavin him
and I was the way, I was the key
I was her way to say 'I'm free'
and he would never talk about it
which made me sad
I didn't see what we done
that was so bad
we were all about 21
my career as a homewrecker
had just begun
I was thinkin about the Boston rock scene one fine day
and found it too conservative, you might say
I knew her well, I knew him terrific
what's wrong if we wanted somethin specific?
he never talk about it
which hurted me
I never saw what that sorrow had to be
I was now about 24
and I was called homewrecker
once more
If someone's mad at me
why can't they tell me so?
why do they just avoid me?
If someone's mad at me
why can't they tell me so?
because I would want to know
meanwhile out on the west coast
I started wreckin homes
tryin to convince girlfriends to leave and roam
now I didn't touch them, cause I didn't want them
but I wanted to effect them
I wanted to harm them
and this was the followin year
my career as a homewrecker
was in third gear
another case of homewreckin I have did
was the girl that loved me
no matter what she said
she tried to hide it
as long as she could
to save her boyfriend pain
but it did no good
you see I have certain traits and certain wants
sometimes I'll try a certain thing to provoke a response
sometimes I'll break a rule
just to see who looks
sometimes I'll knock on a door
just to see what's there
my career as a homewrecker is not yet through
there's all these homewreckin things to do
sometimes I'll break a rule just to see who cares
sometimes I'll knock just to see who's there