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