[Intro]
E |C#m7#5| |B Bsus4 B|  A
 
[Verse 1]
E      C#m7#5               B   Bsus4 B
   Six numbers, one more to dial
A                    E
Before I'm before you
           C#m7#5
I tried to call
              B    Bsus4 B
Been busy all night
          A                E
Gave up waiting at daylight
 
[Pre-chorus]
F#m7add11   E/B  B
Excuse Mrs. Busybody
E            F#m7add11  G#m7#5  Asus2add#11            Asus2
Could you pencil         me        in          when you can
          F#m7add11          E/B         C#m7
Though we both know that the worst part about it
   E/B             C#m7          F#7add11    Asus2add#11
Is that I would be free when you wanted   me
       B      Bsus4      B     Bsus4
If you wanted me
 
 
[Chorus]
E        F#m7add11       G#m7#5   Amaj7sus2
I am the man    on the   side
E             F#m7add11    G#m7#5   Amaj7sus2
Hoping you'll make up your mind
E        F#m7add11     G#m7#5     Amaj7sus2
I am the one who will swallow his pride
D5          A/C#        E |C#m7#5| |B Bsus4 B|  A
Life as the man on the side
 
 
[Verse 2]
E            C#m7#5
  One of the many
           B  Bsus4 B
One of the few
    A                         E
To stand back and wait for you
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
F#m7add11   E/B  B
Excuse Mrs. Busybody
E            F#m7add11  G#m7#5  Asus2add#11            Asus2
Could you pencil         me        in          when you can
          F#m7add11          E/B         C#m7
Though we both know that the worst part about it
   E/B             C#m7          F#7add11    Asus2add#11
Is that I would be free when you wanted   me
       B      Bsus4
If you wanted me
       B      Bsus4
If you wanted me
 
 
[Chorus]
E        F#m7add11       G#m7#5   Amaj7sus2
I am the man    on the   side
E             F#m7add11    G#m7#5   Amaj7sus2
Hoping you'll make up your mind
E        F#m7add11     G#m7#5     Amaj7sus2
I am the one who will swallow his pride
D5          A/C#         E
Life as the man on the side
D5          A/C#         E
Life as the man on the side
 
 
[Bridge]
C                     D
I fell in love with a dream that I built of you
E                        Am7add9  Am7
Playing the part of the Queen
C                     D
Taking my own advice, I'm giving up tonight
Asus2        Asus2/Ab    G  D/F# E
Good luck to you and the king
 
 
[Solo]
E  |F#m7add11 G#m7#5|  |Asus2add#11  Asus2| [x2]
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
F#m7add11   E/B  B
Excuse Mrs. Busybody
E            F#m7add11  G#m7#5  Asus2add#11   Asus2
Could you pencil         me        in
          F#m7add11          E/B         C#m7
Though we both know that the worst part about it
   E/B             C#m7          F#7add11    Asus2add#11
Is that I would be free when you wanted   me
       B      Bsus4
If you wanted me
       B      Bsus4
If you wanted me
 
 
[Chorus]
E        F#m7add11       G#m7#5   Amaj7sus2
I am the man    on the   side
E             F#m7add11    G#m7#5   Amaj7sus2
Hoping you'll make up your mind
E        F#m7add11     G#m7#5     Amaj7sus2
I am the one who will swallow his pride
D5          A/C#
Life as the man
          D5          A/C#
You know, life as the man
       D5          A/C#       E
Living life as the man on the side