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Version 1This brand new song has been played by the Australian artist in some of her shows, yet not recorded in a studio version. Enjoy! Updated May 2018 from the studio version. All of the song is played with two chords, C and F. [Riff] e|------------| B|-1-3-3/5\3-1| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| [Verse 1] F You said we should look out further C I guess it wouldn’t hurt us F C +Riff We don’t have to be around all these coffee shops [Verse 2] F Now we’ve got that percolator C Never made a latte greater F C +Riff I’m saving 23 dollars a week [Verse 3] F We drive to a house in Preston C We see police arrestin’ F C +Riff A man with his hand in a bag [Verse 4] F How's that for first impressions C This place seems depressing F C +Riff It’s a Californian bungalow in a cul-de-sac [Verse 5] F It's got a lovely garden C A garage for two cars to park in F C +Riff Or a lot of room for storage if you’ve just got one [Verse 6] F And it’s going pretty cheap you say C Well, it’s a deceased estate F C +Riff Aren't the pressed metal ceilings great? [Verse 7] F Then I see the handrail in the shower C A collection of those canisters for coffee, tea and flour F C +Riff And a photo of a young man in a van in Vietnam [Verse 8] F And I can’t think of floorboards anymore C Whether the front room faces south or north F C +Riff And I wonder what she bought it for [Guitar Solo 1] F +Riff C +Riff (x4) [Bridge] F If you’ve got a C Spare half a million F You could knock it down C And start rebuilding F If you’ve got a C Spare half a million F You could knock it down C And start rebuilding F If you’ve got a C Spare half a million F You could knock it down C And start rebuilding F If you’ve got a C Spare half a million F You could knock it down C And start rebuilding [Guitar Solo 2 - Outro] F +Riff C +Riff (repeat until fade)