Tonart: E major•
Verse 1
Am
E
Am
E
How
many times can you
C#m
jump out of the cupboard
G#m
Before someone gets suspicious
B
or someone gets discovered?
E
You can live forever in a
C#m
split second of fame
G#m
Come on down, the price is right,
A
E
While a crocodile makes good shoes
G#m
F#m
E
and a dog made changes come
C#m
G#m
I can't change what's written
C#m
on your face tonight
G#m
F#m
And I quote
C#m
G#m
Oh, I wish you could see
C#m
G#m
F#m
Quite how much you could mean to me
Bsus4
Am
You were a blessed thing
E
You were ten feet taller
Am
C
And almost handsome
C#m
G#m
I'm out there
F#m
This game's ransom
Am
E
You were a blessed thing
They commit blue murder
C#m
along Union Avenue
G#m
Then they sell you souvenir
B
matches
E
Nightclubs full of grave robbers
C#m
from Memphis, Tennessee
G#m
B
And Las Vegas body snatchers
A
G#m
And he's carrying a warning
F#m
E
Can't you see how his eyes glint
C#m
G#m
Keep your bloody hand s off my life
C#m
G#m
F#m
Your affectionate fingerprints
C#m
G#m
Oh, I wish you could see
C#m
G#m
F#m
Quite how much you could mean to me
C
E
You were ten feet taller and
Am
C
Almost handsome
C#m
G#m
I might beg
F#m
This king's ransom
A
C
Am
E
You worthless thing
C#m
G#
All the cars and builds and girls
A
E
Who tore his shirt to tatters
F#m
Do you know how tall he was?
A
Am
C
Cause that is all that really matters
C#m
G#
Do you know his mother's last name?
A
Do you think that he's divine?
G#m
F#m
You've seen the film,
you've read the book
A
You've been drinking vintage
Am
C
Am
C
Elvis Presley wine
E
Bought out of your tiny mind
C#m
While life is twice as large
G#m
They'll cut her down to
E
She's available and beautiful
C#m
But with more time to devote
G#m
They're gonna take this cable now
B
and stick it down your throat
A
E
No, this is an inventory
F#m
E
which should be right and fitting
C#m
G#m
for every clockwork
C#m
G#m
F#m
and inconceivable kitten
C#m
G#m
Oh, I wish you could see
C#m
G#m
F#m
quite how much you could mean to me
Bsus4
C
You worthless thing
D
E
You were ten feet taller
Am
than almost handsome
C
C#m
G#m
I'm out there
F#m
This means ransom
E
A
You worthless thing, ah, you worthless thing,
E
Am
C
ah, you worthless thing
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