Capo 2
Cm G7 Cm G7
Cm
For years she watched him eyein'
G7
Every girl that walked by him
Cm
Now it's hit the fan and flyin'
G7
She saw the lipstick on his neck
Fm
He swore it was just that once
Cm
He'd win back her trust
Fm G7
But she caught him on the run with a young busty brunette
She lost her head
Cm
She could hear the fat lady singing
G7
Curtain dropped so fast it's swinging
Cm
He'll be beltin' soprano
G7
At the devil's piano
Fm Cm
She's goin' down
Fm Cm
Six feet underground
G7 Cm G7 Cm G7
'Cause the fat lady's singin' now
Cm
She showed the hussy to the door
G7
Said marriage is worth fightin' for
Cm
They made love like never before
G7
Then she played possum while he slept
Fm
Sunrise lit the final act
Cm
Poison pancakes coffee black
Fm G7
She set the tray upon his lap and fed him breakfast in bed
Ding dong he's dead
Cm
She could hear the fat lady singing
G7
Curtain dropped so fast it's swinging
Cm
He'll be beltin' soprano
G7
At the devil's piano
Fm Cm
She's goin' down
Fm Cm
Six feet underground
G7
'Cause the fat lady's singin'
Cm G7 Cm G7
Singin' now
Cm
Sunday's front page paper read
G7
Pancakes and Passion Leave One Man Dead
Cm
If she's sorry it sure don't show it
G7
She's chirpin' like a bird down on death row
Cm
She could hear the fat lady singing
G7
Curtain dropped so fast it's swinging
Cm
He'll be beltin' soprano
G7
At the devil's piano
Fm Cm
She's goin' down
Fm Cm
Six feet underground
G7
'Cause the fat lady's singin'
Cm G7 Cm G7
Singin' now
Cm
Singin' now