[Vers 1]
B E F# E
I could easily stay in bed for years
B E F# E
But that was never my ambition
B E F# E
And keep the curtains drawn all day
B E F# E
And watch the children's television
E F# E F#
Don't treat me gently I'm still alive
[Chorus]
B E F# E
Marguerite Yourcenar in the pocket of my car
B E F# E
Marguerite Yourcenar pushed the realms of truth so far
B E F# E
All the pictures look the same in this corner of the game
B E F# E
Marguerite Yourcenar I know you
[Vers 2]
B E F# E
There's been a funeral in my head
B E F# E
I't taken time but I've recovered
B E F# E
I still regret those things I said
B E F# E
But there's no point when you're discovered
E F# E F#
Don't treat me gently I'm still alive
[Chorus]
B E F# E
Marguerite Yourcenar in the pocket of my car
B E F# E
Marguerite Yourcenar pushed the realms of truth so far
B E F# E
All the pictures look the same in this corner of the game
B E F# E
Marguerite Yourcenar I know you
[Bridge]
F# B
And I bought you roses
F# B
And I made you better
F# B C# F#
Pretending to love you turned into obsession
F# B
And I felt I'd never end up
F# B
Feeling this way
E F# E F#
Don't treat me gently I'm still alive
[Chorus]
B E F# E
Marguerite Yourcenar in the pocket of my car
B E F# E
Marguerite Yourcenar pushed the realms of truth so far
B E F# E
All the pictures look the same in this corner of the game
B E F# E
Marguerite Yourcenar I know you
B E F# E
Marguerite ... Oh I never never never never never make a promise
B E F# E
I can't keep I never never never never never make a promise