Capo 2
Fm C7 Fm C7
Fm
For years she watched him eyein'
C7
Every girl that walked by him
Fm
Now it's hit the fan and flyin'
C7
She saw the lipstick on his neck
A#m
He swore it was just that once
Fm
He'd win back her trust
A#m C7
But she caught him on the run with a young busty brunette
She lost her head
Fm
She could hear the fat lady singing
C7
Curtain dropped so fast it's swinging
Fm
He'll be beltin' soprano
C7
At the devil's piano
A#m Fm
She's goin' down
A#m Fm
Six feet underground
C7 Fm C7 Fm C7
'Cause the fat lady's singin' now
Fm
She showed the hussy to the door
C7
Said marriage is worth fightin' for
Fm
They made love like never before
C7
Then she played possum while he slept
A#m
Sunrise lit the final act
Fm
Poison pancakes coffee black
A#m C7
She set the tray upon his lap and fed him breakfast in bed
Ding dong he's dead
Fm
She could hear the fat lady singing
C7
Curtain dropped so fast it's swinging
Fm
He'll be beltin' soprano
C7
At the devil's piano
A#m Fm
She's goin' down
A#m Fm
Six feet underground
C7
'Cause the fat lady's singin'
Fm C7 Fm C7
Singin' now
Fm
Sunday's front page paper read
C7
Pancakes and Passion Leave One Man Dead
Fm
If she's sorry it sure don't show it
C7
She's chirpin' like a bird down on death row
Fm
She could hear the fat lady singing
C7
Curtain dropped so fast it's swinging
Fm
He'll be beltin' soprano
C7
At the devil's piano
A#m Fm
She's goin' down
A#m Fm
Six feet underground
C7
'Cause the fat lady's singin'
Fm C7 Fm C7
Singin' now
Fm
Singin' now