Verse
E B Abm7 A F#m
The lecture halls we filled in the Fall fell through.
E B Abm7 A F#m
The pedagogue in me asked, "What have you read lately?"
E B Abm7 A
D pleasantry the blonde in you responded to...
[Chorus]
Abm7 F#m Dbm E D A
You won't go into the half of it, so I'm going to
Abm7 F#m E D A
nitpick. The exegesis comes quick to whoever's less sorry now.
E B Am (low)
I've forgotten you've a right to be rotten
E B Am (low)
With the killer instincts of an old flame who's slain you.
E F#m Abm7 Am (high)
I just finished the book, and some of it's true.
[Verse 2]
E B Abm7 A F#m
Disgusted by the rust on a voice that you never use...
E B Abm7 A F#m
How could you expect your Jesuit sect to play here?
E B Abm7 A
The fake book dates back to Iberia.
[Chorus]
Abm7 F#m Dbm E D A
You won't go into the half of it, so I'm going to
Abm7 F#m E D A
nitpick. The exegesis comes quick to whoever's less sorry now.
E B Am (low)
I've forgotten you've a right to be rotten
E B Am (low)
With the killer instincts of an old flame who's slain you.
E F#m Abm7 Am (high)
I just finished the book, and some of it's true.
[Bridge]
Amaj7 F# Db
Amaj7 G F# Db
[Verse 3]
E B Abm7 A F#m
What will you burn for warmth? Will you keep a husband this season?
E B Abm7 A F#m
Who could take you on?
E B Abm7 A
Itinerant as the day is long...
[Chorus]
Abm7 F#m Dbm E D A
You won't go into the half of it, so I'm going to
Abm7 F#m E D A
nitpick. The exegesis comes quick to whoever's less sorry now.
E B Am (low)
I've forgotten you've a right to be rotten
E B Am (low)
With the killer instincts of an old flame who's slain you.
E F#m Abm7 Am (high)
I just finished the book, and some of it's true.
E F#m Abm7 Am (high)
I just finished the book, and some of it's true.
E F#m Abm7 Am (high)
I just finished the book, and some of it's true.