Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Intro:
Am7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|0---0-----0-----|0-0-0-0---------|----------------|----------------|
E|0---0-----0-----|0-0-0-0---------|----------------%----------------|
C|0---0-----0-----/4-4-3-2---------|----------------|----------------|
g|0---0-----0-----|0-0-0-0---------|----------------|----------------|
Outro:
Am G Am G Am G Am G6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|----3---2-------|3-3---2---------|----3---2-------|0-0---2---------|
E|0---0---3-------|0-0---3---------|0---0---3-------|0-0---0---------|
C|0---0---2-------|0-0---2---------|0---0---2-------|0-0---2---------|
g|2---2---0-------|2-2---0---------|2---2---0-------|2-2---0---------|
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CHORDS
g-C-E-A
Am7 0-0-0-0
Am11 0-2-0-0
G5 0-2-3-x
Gsus2 0-2-3-0
G6 0-2-0-2
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Intro:
| Am7 | % | % | % |
(see tab)
Verse 1:
Am7
Not everyone in New York would pay to see Andrew Lloyd Webber
Am7
May his trousers fall down as he bows to the queen and the crown
F
I don't know what tune that the orchestra played
D G5
But it went by me sickly and sentimental
Chorus:
Am7 D
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Gsus2
Tammy Bakker's got a lot on her plate
Am7 D
Can I buy another cheap Picasso fake?
Gsus2
Andy Warhol must be laughing in his grave
Interlude:
| Am7 | % | % | % |
(Ba-da-da-lei-la ...)
Verse 2:
Am7
The band of the night take you to ethereal heights over dinner
Am7
And you wander the streets never reaching the heights that you seek
F
And the sugar that dripped from the violins' bow
D G5
Made the children go crazy, put a hole in the tooth of a hag
Chorus:
Am7 D
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Gsus2
Tammy Bakker's got a lot on her plate
Am7 D
Can I buy another cheap Picasso fake?
Gsus2
Andy Warhol must be laughing in his grave
Bridge:
A7 D
And the dogs are on the road, we're all tempting fate
A7 D
Cars shooting by with no number plates
E
And here comes Mrs Hairy Legs
(break)
Solo:
| Am7 | % | % | % |
| Am7 | % | % | % |
Verse 3:
Am7
I saw Elvis Presley walk out of a Seven Eleven
Am7
And a woman gave birth to a baby and then bowled 257
F
The excess of fat on your American bones
D G5
Will cushion the impact as you sink like a stone
Chorus:
Am7 D
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Gsus2
Tammy Bakker's got a lot on her plate
Am7 D
Can I buy another cheap Picasso fake?
Gsus2
Cheap Picasso, cheap Picasso fake
Chorus:
Am7 D
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Gsus2
Kathy Straker, boy, could she lose some weight
Am7 D
Can I buy another slice of real estate?
Gsus2 Am11 :
Liberace must be laughing in his gra-a-a-ave
(break)
Interlude:
| Am11 | % | % | % |
(break)
Outro:
| Am G | % | % | Am G6 |
(see tab)
Am G Am G | Am G | Am G6 |
Can I have another ... piece of chocolate cake?
Am G Am G | Am G | Am G6 |
Can I have another ... piece of chocolate cake?
Am G Am G | Am G | Am G6 |
Can I have another ... piece of chocolate cake?
(repeat and fade)