Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

(note: between the G and the Bm, there might be some kind of F# chord, but i'm not sure)

 or

Up until now my ideas have been latent

 The cycling world will never be the same

  or

But come first light I'll be taking out a patent

 And from that day

 If a bike be found lying on the ground again

 I'm not to blame

 What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring

 Bolted down by the back wheel, activated by the heel

 What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring

 What chicken laid the egg from whence inside an idea hatches?

 From prototype to production lines to the first one hundred batches

I will do for parking bikes what anchors did for sailing

 What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring

 There's handle bars for steering and there's tire tread for traction

 A tiny bell for friends you pass and greet

 But when they add my ingenious contraption

Mouths will fall

 And eyebrows will rise and staring eyes will meet

 The bike complete

 What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring

 Bolted down by the back wheel, activated by the heel

 What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring

 There'll be articles in newspapers and dinners at the town hall

 My first check's for a thousand bucks, now that's one spicy meatball

 But all the fame and fortune in the world will not compare

 To the joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring

Spring

 Now bikes around the world can stand alone without their owners

 And I can get some cash on the side but that's just a bonus

 When underneath their helmets I will see their smiling faces

 What joy it'll bring, piece of metal and a spring

Piece of metal and a spring

Easy song once you get going. Have fun and keep strings tuned.