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