Bm D
B Pulitzer prize
F#m A
B Oscar or two
Bm D
Are things I won't get
F#m A
Things I won't get
Bm D
B Bentley or Benz
F#m A
Well don't hold your breath
Bm D
Of things I won't get
Bm F#
Things I won't get
Bm D
B fares with a star
F#m A
Who offers me dough
Em A
Far in advance
Em A
Far in advance
Bm D
B college degree
F#m A
B job with some hope
Em A
There's just no chance
Em A
There's just no chance
chorus:
D F#m C G
But when I see you lying by my side
Bm
Looking extra clean
D F#m C G
I'm in a state where I don't mind
Bm
My thoughts turn obscene
Bm D F#m A
String theory [?] and such
Bm D
Are things I won't get
F#m A
Things a won't get
Bm D
Schoenberg and twelve-tone
F#m A
And films out of french
Bm D
Are things a won't get
F#m A
Things a won't get
Bm D F#m A
B chair that's designed by Charles and Ray Eames
Bm D
Are things I won't get
F#m A
Things I won't get
(Chorus)
Bm D
The world is so hard
F#m A
The people so mean
Em A
Of things I don't get
Em A
Things I don't get
Bm D
We sit on the floor
F#m A
And talk about dreams
Em A
Of things we won't get
Em A
Things we won't get
(Chorus)