Peter The Meter Reader Chords by Meri Wilson
Tempo:
72.175 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Fm
Dbm
Cm
Gbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Here we go again!
I was [Cm] lying on my back porch, just to get in some sun.
Had my hair done up in pigtails, had my swimming suit on.
I was [Fm] just about to sleep when, there came a [Eb] shadow over me.
I opened [Fm] up my eyes to peek and, what [G] did I see?
[Fm] There was a man, what a [Cm] man, looking down over [F] me.
[Fm] Tall, dark and [Eb] handsome, six foot three.
[Fm] There was a look in his [Ab] eye that was telling me,
[Am] he knew there was [G] something that he wanted to see.
[Eb] He said, Hi, my name's Peter, [Bb] and I'm here [Eb] to read your meter.
I'd like to see your pillow [Bb]-wax.
Could you take [Eb] me to your box?
[Fm] I didn't have the slightest [Cm] notion where that box could [Fm] be.
But I said to [Cm] Peter, won't you follow me?
[Fm] We went upstairs, [Cm] downstairs, inside and out.
[Gb] I just loved having [G] Peter follow me about.
[Eb] He said, Hey, what's with you, box?
[Bb] Can't you take [Eb] me to your box?
I came here [Cm] to see your meter.
So, [Bb] they call me Peter, [Eb] the meter reader.
By [Dbm] the time he found my meter, [B] it [Dbm] was quarter past four.
[B] And [Dbm] he said to watch my meter, as he was walking through my door.
[Gbm] Every single kilowatt was looking just [Dbm] fine.
And he'd [Gbm] be coming back to see them in [Ab] another month's time.
[Gbm] So now I'm waiting, yes, [Dbm] I'm waiting so patiently
[Gbm] to have my sweet, sweet [Dbm] Peter read my meter for me.
[Gbm] Maybe I should [Dbm] tell you so you'll [Eb] understand
that Peter used [Ab] to be my telephone man.
[Db] Singing, hey, lolly, lolly, get it any way you can.
[B] I've never done [Gb] [G] [Ab] this before.
[A] [Db]
I was [Cm] lying on my back porch, just to get in some sun.
Had my hair done up in pigtails, had my swimming suit on.
I was [Fm] just about to sleep when, there came a [Eb] shadow over me.
I opened [Fm] up my eyes to peek and, what [G] did I see?
[Fm] There was a man, what a [Cm] man, looking down over [F] me.
[Fm] Tall, dark and [Eb] handsome, six foot three.
[Fm] There was a look in his [Ab] eye that was telling me,
[Am] he knew there was [G] something that he wanted to see.
[Eb] He said, Hi, my name's Peter, [Bb] and I'm here [Eb] to read your meter.
I'd like to see your pillow [Bb]-wax.
Could you take [Eb] me to your box?
[Fm] I didn't have the slightest [Cm] notion where that box could [Fm] be.
But I said to [Cm] Peter, won't you follow me?
[Fm] We went upstairs, [Cm] downstairs, inside and out.
[Gb] I just loved having [G] Peter follow me about.
[Eb] He said, Hey, what's with you, box?
[Bb] Can't you take [Eb] me to your box?
I came here [Cm] to see your meter.
So, [Bb] they call me Peter, [Eb] the meter reader.
By [Dbm] the time he found my meter, [B] it [Dbm] was quarter past four.
[B] And [Dbm] he said to watch my meter, as he was walking through my door.
[Gbm] Every single kilowatt was looking just [Dbm] fine.
And he'd [Gbm] be coming back to see them in [Ab] another month's time.
[Gbm] So now I'm waiting, yes, [Dbm] I'm waiting so patiently
[Gbm] to have my sweet, sweet [Dbm] Peter read my meter for me.
[Gbm] Maybe I should [Dbm] tell you so you'll [Eb] understand
that Peter used [Ab] to be my telephone man.
[Db] Singing, hey, lolly, lolly, get it any way you can.
[B] I've never done [Gb] [G] [Ab] this before.
[A] [Db]
Key:
Eb
Fm
Dbm
Cm
Gbm
Eb
Fm
Dbm
_ Here we go again!
_ _ I was [Cm] lying on my back porch, just to get in some sun.
Had my hair done up in pigtails, had my swimming suit on.
I was [Fm] just about to sleep when, there came a [Eb] shadow over me.
I opened [Fm] up my eyes to peek and, what [G] did I see? _
[Fm] There was a man, what a [Cm] man, looking down over [F] me.
[Fm] Tall, dark and [Eb] handsome, six foot three.
[Fm] There was a look in his [Ab] eye that was telling me,
[Am] he knew there was [G] something that he wanted to see.
[Eb] He said, Hi, my name's Peter, [Bb] and I'm here [Eb] to read your meter.
I'd like to see your pillow [Bb]-wax.
Could you take [Eb] me to your box?
[Fm] I didn't have the slightest [Cm] notion where that box could [Fm] be.
But I said to [Cm] Peter, won't you follow me?
[Fm] We went upstairs, [Cm] downstairs, inside and out.
[Gb] I just loved having [G] Peter follow me about.
[Eb] He said, Hey, what's with you, box?
[Bb] Can't you take [Eb] me to your box?
I came here [Cm] to see your meter.
So, [Bb] they call me Peter, [Eb] the meter reader.
By [Dbm] the time he found my meter, [B] it [Dbm] was quarter past four.
[B] And [Dbm] he said to watch my meter, as he was walking through my door.
_ [Gbm] Every single kilowatt was looking just [Dbm] fine.
And he'd [Gbm] be coming back to see them in [Ab] another month's time.
[Gbm] So now I'm waiting, yes, [Dbm] I'm waiting so patiently
[Gbm] to have my sweet, sweet [Dbm] Peter read my meter for me.
[Gbm] Maybe I should [Dbm] tell you so you'll [Eb] understand
that Peter used [Ab] to be my telephone man.
[Db] Singing, hey, _ _ _ lolly, lolly, get it any way you can.
[B] I've never done [Gb] _ [G] [Ab] this before.
_ [A] _ [Db] _
_ _ I was [Cm] lying on my back porch, just to get in some sun.
Had my hair done up in pigtails, had my swimming suit on.
I was [Fm] just about to sleep when, there came a [Eb] shadow over me.
I opened [Fm] up my eyes to peek and, what [G] did I see? _
[Fm] There was a man, what a [Cm] man, looking down over [F] me.
[Fm] Tall, dark and [Eb] handsome, six foot three.
[Fm] There was a look in his [Ab] eye that was telling me,
[Am] he knew there was [G] something that he wanted to see.
[Eb] He said, Hi, my name's Peter, [Bb] and I'm here [Eb] to read your meter.
I'd like to see your pillow [Bb]-wax.
Could you take [Eb] me to your box?
[Fm] I didn't have the slightest [Cm] notion where that box could [Fm] be.
But I said to [Cm] Peter, won't you follow me?
[Fm] We went upstairs, [Cm] downstairs, inside and out.
[Gb] I just loved having [G] Peter follow me about.
[Eb] He said, Hey, what's with you, box?
[Bb] Can't you take [Eb] me to your box?
I came here [Cm] to see your meter.
So, [Bb] they call me Peter, [Eb] the meter reader.
By [Dbm] the time he found my meter, [B] it [Dbm] was quarter past four.
[B] And [Dbm] he said to watch my meter, as he was walking through my door.
_ [Gbm] Every single kilowatt was looking just [Dbm] fine.
And he'd [Gbm] be coming back to see them in [Ab] another month's time.
[Gbm] So now I'm waiting, yes, [Dbm] I'm waiting so patiently
[Gbm] to have my sweet, sweet [Dbm] Peter read my meter for me.
[Gbm] Maybe I should [Dbm] tell you so you'll [Eb] understand
that Peter used [Ab] to be my telephone man.
[Db] Singing, hey, _ _ _ lolly, lolly, get it any way you can.
[B] I've never done [Gb] _ [G] [Ab] this before.
_ [A] _ [Db] _
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