E        D             A        E
I got a call from the boys from school,
E        D             A        E
Said they're wondering what they can do,
E        D             A        E
They're wondering if & when they can meet you...

E        D             A        E
E        D        E   x2
E        A     x2

[Verse 2]
E
September chills in the air,
A                                   E
Everybody acts like they just don't care,
                                     A
Oh, I really  wish you would come & talk to them...
E                                       A
Yeah, hear they're building a new tire plant,
                                         E
In the middle of the woods, next to the Coca-Cola stand,
A                        E                 A
Aww, this little town is changing...

E                                              A
Well, that's what they said when I called last week,
                                        E
And the whole town was in bed, and half asleep,
E
I just hung up the phone & cried,
A
Nothin's ever gonna change down there..

[Pre-Chorus]
B                                   A
Down in this hard land everybody's quicksand with nowhere to go,
B                                           A
But I don't have the guts to go back there alone, Knowing what I know,
A
So I'll just telephone to them...

[Chorus]
E                 A
Hello, hello from Venus...
E                 A
Hello, hello from Venus...

[Verse 3]
E
Viewing the whole world from a peep hole,
A
Is how I feel out on the road,
E                                               A
Somehow through my eyes I've managed to de-tach myself...

E
And Mr. Cryin' All The Time,
A                             E
He say's it's his as well as mine, I tell him let it breathe, it's borrowed
A                  E
Ooh, but he won't listen anymore, He's dirty, he's poor
E                                        A
Besides, he's pulled so long, I'm torn & bleeding...

[Pre-Chorus]
B                                   A
Down in this hard land everybody's quick sand, With nowhere to flow,
B                                           A
And I don't have the guts to go back there alone, Knowing what I know
                               E
So I just telephone to them...

E                 A
Hello, hello from Venus...
E                 A
Hello, hello from Venus...Hello

[Solo]
E  D    x4

B                               A
My friends, the one's who can't see through,
B                               A
Don't let the hard life get the best of you,
A
Before there's someone...out there...waiting... Waiting just for you...

[Chorus]
E                 A
Hello, hello from Venus...
E                 A
Hello, hello from Venus...

E       A   x4

E                 D
Hello, hello from Venus...
E                 D
Hello, hello from Venus...