Written by: Ray Davies Intro: C G F C, 2x C G F C Remember walking with you by my side C G F C You were my Papa and I was your pride C G F C Now I've got children and I'm going grey C G F C No time for talking, I got nothin' to say C G F C Those Sunday dinners that we had at home C G F C Now I've got a house and I've got friends of my own C G F C We can't do tomorrow what we did yesterday C G F C It's best that we're going our separate ways, OK C G F C How is your rheumatism (nothing to say) C G F C How are your chillblains (nothing to say) C G F C How's Aunty Mabel (nothing to say) C G F C So far Papa, I got nothin' to say, OK F C Those happy days we spent together F C We thought our world would never change F C How________ the days go by F C G And things will never be the same C G F C You keep pretending that everything's fine C G F C So you make small talk to help pass the time C G F C But all the words that you spit from your face C G F C Add up to nothin', you got nothin' to say C G F C How are those noisy neighbors next door C G F C I'll have to go soon 'cos I'm getting bored C G F C I gotta be home early to see a good play C G F C So far Papa, I got nothin' to say Now the verse chords are played over "La la la la-la, la-la la la," C G F C How is your life insurance (nothing to say) C G F C How is your trade union (nothing to say) C G F C How is your Independence (nothing to say) C G F C So for Papa, I got nothin' to say