Sort of like America's "Sister Goldenhair," but more rock.

[intro:]
D Am G D (G)
D Am G D

[verse 1]
     D              Am               G             D
i've gathered up my sailing gear and headed out to sea
D                    Am                 G             A
thought i'd take the three hour tour to find the real me

Bm                E7                   G            D
with one hand i'm drilling through the bottom of my boat
    Bm             E7
the other swings a bucket
        A
bailing hard to stay afloat

[chorus 1]
       G
oh-oh, you
            Em
could be my best friend
       D
by the weekend
        F#aug5no3
i'll be rid of the last one
G
who
         Em
tried to change me
       D
what a nerve, he said
       A
i'm my own best enemy

[intro to verse 2]

 
[verse 2]
the bridge was not yet burning 'til you made it to the scene
and saw me with a matchbook and a can of gasoline

you cautioned me against it
told me i should think it through
now we're choking on the ashes
man, you can't tell me what to do

[chorus 2]
oh-oh, hey
I think you like me
i'm the big cheese
i'm the life of the party
hey
where you going?
who are you to say
i'm my own best enemy

[intro]

[solo:] 
Bm Em G D
Bm Em A

 
[verse 3: quiet]
you told me you were weary when i called you up for help
i'm sorry, but i did not want to do it by myself

[verse 3: rock]
and why should i say thank you?
did you give it all you had?
you left me disappointed
guess there's no use getting mad

[chorus 3 (double length)]
       G
oh-oh, hey
         Em
what are friends for?
          D
they're a resource
         F#aug5no3
there to use when you need them
G
aw
         Em
ain't it funny
           D                A
they don't stick around too long

            G
whoa-oh-oh, you
              Em
said you were true blue
         D
what did i do
           F#aug5no3
now you're changing your story
G
just
         Em
like the others
     D
a conspiracy
        A
"i'm my own best enemy"

[intro: ritard, hold/end on 1 of bar 8]