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