Steves Going To London - AJR
Tuning: G C E A, G C E A
[Intro]
Steve's going
to London
Shaun's stuck
in a suit
Tom sleeps on
his best frien
d's lawn
Like every oth
er afternoon
Steve's going
to London
Dan peed in th
e pool
Tom fell for h
is best friend
's mom
But what the *
*** you gonna
do?
[Verse 1]
Hey-hey, look
around, look a
round
Wouldn't it be
nice for some
one to miss ya
?
Hey-hey, funny
how all the t
hings
That you used
to like, now t
hey depress ya
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, you try
to find some m
eaning in your
life before y
ou're gone (oo
h)
There's a song
that don't me
an anything at
all (ooh)
N.C.
And it sounds like
[Chorus]
Steve's going
to London
Shaun's stuck
in a suit
Tom sleeps on
his best frien
d's lawn
Like every oth
er afternoon
Steve's going
to London (ah-
ah-ah-ah)
Dan peed in th
e pool (ah-ah-
ah-ah)
Tom fell for h
is best friend
's mom
But what the *
*** you gonna
What the ****
you gonna do?
[Verse 2]
Hey-hey, look
around, look a
round
Wouldn't it be
nice to see m
e on TV?
I'd dress to t
he nines with
a smile
And you'd prob
ably think tha
t that was the
real me
[Pre-Chorus]
While you try
to find some m
eaning in your
life before y
ou die (ooh)
Here's a bunch
of random ***
* to waste you
r time (ooh)
N.C.
And it sounds Like
[Chorus]
Steve's going
to London
Shaun's stuck
in a suit
Tom sleeps on
his best frien
d's lawn
Like every oth
er afternoon
Steve's going
to London (ah-
ah-ah-ah)
Dan peed in th
e pool (ah-ah-
ah-ah)
Tom fell for h
is best friend
's mom
But what the *
*** you gonna
What the ****
you gonna do?
What the ****
you gonna do?
[Interlude]
N.C.
You, you'll make this rather snappy, won't you?
Ah-ah-ah
(hey)
Ah-ah-a
h
[Bridge]
I try hard to
write a cool s
ong
So I start wit
h something si
mple like tryi
ng to put my s
hoes on
Now something
kinda clicked
'cause you rel
ate a bit
But no one's g
onna care abou
t a shoe song
I try hard to
write a cool s
ong
But I gotta ma
ke it matter,
so maybe I'll
throw the news
on
Could I relate
the shoes to
2022
Or maybe an el
ection down in
Tucson?
I try throwing
something coo
l on
So I'm listeni
ng to Kendrick
and playing t
he swimming po
ol song
But why did I
do that? 'Caus
e now I hate m
y track
I'm quite awar
e I'll never w
rite a cool so
ng
But who really
needs a cool
song?
There's so man
y better melod
ies, why do yo
u need a new o
ne?
So stop writin
g a song about
writing a son
g
You're losing
their attentio
n, buddy, move
on
[Chorus]
Steve's going
to London (wha
t The ****?)
Shaun's stuck
in a suit
Tom sleeps on
his best frien
d's lawn
Like every oth
er afternoon (
every Other Af
ternoon)
Steve's going
to London (ah-
ah-ah-ah)
Dan peed in th
e pool (ah-ah-
ah-ah)
Tom fell for h
is best friend
's mom
But what the *
*** you gonna
What the ****
you gonna do?
[Post-Chorus]
What the ****
you gonna do?
What the ****
you gonna do?
[Outro]
Steve's going
to London (x11
)