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