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