The Undertones - "My perfect Cousin"


intro
	G -> A     A -> E       X4
	3rd  5th   5th  12th

Verse 1:
	A                            E
	Now I've got a cousin called Kevin,
	     A             E
	He's sure to go to Heaven,
	G                D
	always spotless, clean and neat,
	 G		 D
	as smooth as you get 'em.
		   A                   E
	He's got a fur lined sheepskin jacket,
	   A                    E
	My ma says they cost a packet,
	    G               D
	but she won't even let me explain,
	     G
	that me and Kevin,
	     D
	we just look the same


Chorus:
	    A	        E
	Oh, my perfect cousin,
	     A               E
	what I like to do he doesn't,
	 A	           D
	He's his family's pride and joy,
	     Dbm              E
	his mother's little golden boy.


Verse2:
	He's got a degree in economics,
	maths, physics and bionics,
	He thinks that I'm a cabbage,
	`cos I hate "University Challenge",
	Even at the age of ten,
	Smart boy Kevin was a smart boy then,
	He always beat me at "Subbuteo",
	`Cos he flicked to kick,
	and I didn't know.

Chorus

Break:
	A G  E D X2
	E D  A G X2
	Db -> D x2 or 3...


Verse3:

	His mother bought him a synthesizer,
	got the Human League in to advise her,
	Now he's making lots of noise,
	playing along with the Art school boys,
	Girls try to attract his attention,
	but what a shame, it's in vain,
	total rejection,
	he will never be left on the shelf
	'cos Kevin, he's in love with himself.

Chorus:

Outro:  as intro and fade.


	I hope somebody likes the undertones out there...

	Cheers....

	Chris.
******************************************************************
*   I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible *
*   "The picture of Dorian Gray" - Oscar Wilde			 *
******************************************************************

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
			     My perfect cousin - The undertones
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by:Lloyd mathews(aged 14)
Email:Lloyd8658@hotmail.com
Tuning: E (basic/normal)

It's a great song, there most successful, and, this is my adapted version of the
chords, which is easier to play, but sounds exactly the same.
I do know all the words, and have written them at the end, but on the tab I just
wrote them at each chord change. Strum all the strings, i didn't put -0-0- etc.
on each string not in use cos it looked too crowded, but its strumming all 6
strings, and holding the frets.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-------------------------------3----------------------|
G|2-------2-----------------------2-------2----------------------|
D|2-----------------------2-------2-----------------------2------|
A|----------------2-------2-----------------------2-------2------|
E|----------------3-------------------------------3--------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                              now

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
i've..............kevin...........sure to.........heaven..........

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
G|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
always............clean and.......smooth as.......get 'em........

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
fur-lined.........jacket..........mother..........packet.........

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
G|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
 she won't........let me..........me and..........just look......




e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---2---2---2-------------------2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 my perfect......cousin...........what I like....doesn't.........

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3---3---3---3----------------------------------|
G|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------------------------|
D|2---2---2---2-----------------------------------2---2---2---2--|
A|--------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
E|--------------------------------3---3---3---3------------------|
 he's his.........pride and.......mummy's.........golden boy.....

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 degree in.....economics..........physics.......bionics..........

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
G|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
 thinks that......cabbage.........hate............challenge......

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 even at..........ten.............kevin was.......then...........

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
G|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
 always........subuteo............he flicked......I didn't.......

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---2---2---2-------------------2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 my perfect......cousin...........what I like....doesn't.........

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3---3---3---3----------------------------------|
G|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------------------------|
D|2---2---2---2-----------------------------------2---2---2---2--|
A|--------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
E|--------------------------------3---3---3---3------------------|
 he's his.........pride and.......mummy's.........golden boy.....





e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-------------------------------3---------------|
G|2-------2-----------------------2-------2---------------|
D|2-----------------------2-------2-----------------------|
A|----------------2-------2-----------------------2-------|
E|----------------3-------------------------------3-------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 mother.....synthesiser...........human.........advise 'er.......

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
G|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
 now he's.........lot's of........playing.........art school.....

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 girls try......attention........what a shame.....total..........

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
G|----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
 he won't........lwft on..........kevin...........love with......

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---2---2---2-------------------2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 my perfect......cousin...........what I like....doesn't.........

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3---3---3---3----------------------------------|
G|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------------------------|
D|2---2---2---2-----------------------------------2---2---2---2--|
A|--------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
E|--------------------------------3---3---3---3------------------|
 he's his.........pride and.......mummy's.........golden boy.....

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-------------------------------3---------------|
G|2-------2-----------------------2-------2---------------|
D|2-----------------------2-------2-----------------------|
A|----------------2-------2-----------------------2-------|
E|----------------3-------------------------------3-------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2-|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|----------------------------------|



lyrics
~~~~~~

Verse 1

now i've got a cousin called kevin,
who's sure to go to heaven,
always spotless clean and neat,
as smooth as you do get 'em,
he's got a fur-lined sheep skin jacket,
my mother says it cost a packet,
she won't even let me explain,
that me and kevin we just look the same,

Chorus

oh my perfect cousin,
what i like to do he doesn't,
he's the families pride and joy,
he's mummy's little golden boy,

Verse 2

he's got a degree in economics,
maths, physics, and bionics,
he thinks that i'm a cabbage,
cos i hate university challenge,
even at the age of ten,
smart boy kevin was a smart boy then,
he always beat me a subuteo,
cos he flicked the kick, and i didn't know,

Chorus

oh my perfect cousin,
what i like to do he doesn't,
he's the families pride and joy,
he's mummy's little golden boy,



Verse 3

his mother bought him a synthesiser,
got the human league in to adviser her,
now he's making lot's of noise,
playing along with the art school boys,
girls try to attract his attention,
but what a shame, it's in vain, total rejection,
he won't ever be left on the shelf,
cos kevin, he's in love with himself,

Chorus

oh my perfect cousin,
what i like to do he doesn't,
he's the families pride and joy,
he's mummy's little golden boy.


enjoy!

===============================================================================