Biography:
The Idle Race were a cult rock group from Birmingham, England in the late 1960s. They are best known for the material released while Jeff Lynne was a member.
Rhythm guitarist Dave Pritchard, bass guitarist Greg Masters and drummer Roger Spencer were the core of a band initally known as Billy King and the Nightriders, then later known as Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders and briefly as just The Nightriders.
In 1966 they advertised for a new guitarist/vocalist, Jeff Lynne applied and joined the band.
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I Like My Toys by The Idle Race
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I have a train set and a garage full of cars
Em A D
And a soldier with a gun
D G
My mother says I should have more responsibility
Em A D
As I'm nearly thirty-one
Em A F#m Bm
I have a plane, I have a crane
Em A D
That can lift up all my trains and all my cars
Em A F#m Bm
I have a boat that doesn't float
Em A D
But a big machine that takes me to the stars
Dm
But my mother says I should get a job
Gm Dm
Or my father she will tell
Dm
She says 16 years is a long enough rest
Gm Dm
Though I say that I'm not well
D G
I have a train set and a garage full of cars
Em A D
And a soldier with a gun
D G
My mother says she'll break up all my toys and all my games
Em A D
And she'll say I'm not her son
Dm
But your mother says you should get a job
Gm Dm
Or your father she will tell
Dm
She says 16 years is a long enough rest
Gm Dm
Though you say that you're not well
Em A F#m Bm
I had a plane, I had a crane
Em A D
That could lift up all my trains and all my cars
Em A F#m Bm
I had a boat that couldn't float
Em G A D
So my machine and me are going to the stars
D G
I have a train set and a garage full of cars
Em A D
And a soldier with a gun
D G
My mother says I should have more responsibility
Em A D
As I'm nearly thirty-one
Em A F#m Bm
I have a plane, I have a crane
Em A D
That can lift up all my trains and all my cars
Em A F#m Bm
I have a boat that doesn't float
Em A D
But a big machine that takes me to the stars
Dm
But my mother says I should get a job
Gm Dm
Or my father she will tell
Dm
She says 16 years is a long enough rest
Gm Dm
Though I say that I'm not well
D G
I have a train set and a garage full of cars
Em A D
And a soldier with a gun
D G
My mother says she'll break up all my toys and all my games
Em A D
And she'll say I'm not her son
Dm
But your mother says you should get a job
Gm Dm
Or your father she will tell
Dm
She says 16 years is a long enough rest
Gm Dm
Though you say that you're not well
Em A F#m Bm
I had a plane, I had a crane
Em A D
That could lift up all my trains and all my cars
Em A F#m Bm
I had a boat that couldn't float
Em G A D
So my machine and me are going to the stars
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