Kilroy Was Here — The Move
Chords and lyrics for Kilroy Was Here by The Move (key of G).
Verse 1
Kilroy Was Here:The Move.
On the charts in UK in 1968.
#1.
[D]There's a fellow [A]roaming round the [D]street,
I think most of [A]all I'd like to [D]meet.
I [G]must consider [Em]him a clever [D]lad,
[G]making like a [Em]young Sir [A]Galahad.
#2.
[D]Everywhere I [A]go I think he's [D]been,
he autographs the [A]walls around the [D]scene.
If [G]you look hard [Em]enough you'll find him [D]there,
in [G]rooms and public [Em]places [A]everywhere.
Chorus
[D]Kilroy was here..left his [C]name around the [D]place.
[D]Kilroy was here..though I've [C]never seen his [D]face.
#3.
[D]On a short [A]vacation with my [D]friends,
[D]I found I had time [A]on my hands to [D]spend.
[G]Surveyed my [Em]telescope around the [D]land,
and [G]saw his name [Em]imprinted in the [A]sand.
Chorus
[D]Kilroy was here..left his [C]name around the [D]place.
[D]Kilroy was here..though I've [C]never seen his [D]face.
I [F#]wonder could he be a [G]cavalier, or a roving [A]musketeer,
or just a [G]dustman who's [F#]insane.
[F#]Everyplace regardless where or [G]when,
[G]the public poet strikes [A]again, and [G]again, and [F#]again.
#4.
[D]If I ever [A]meet that man at [D]all, I'll hang a plaque [A]upon
my bedroom [D]wall..a [G]monument [Em]erected in his [D]name,
would [G]help to [Em]contribute towards his [A]fame.
Chorus
[D]Kilroy was here..left his [C]name around the [D]place.
[D]Kilroy was here..though I've [C]never seen his [D]face.
Outro
[D]Kilroy was here..left his [C]name around the [D]place.
[D]Kilroy was here..though I've [C]never seen his [D]face.(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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