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