Tuning: EADGBE Chords: Cadd9 032030 Cmaj7 032000 Bm 020030 Em 022000 Em9/D 054030 Intro: Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em Bm Em Verse: Cadd9 Cmaj7 By he bumper cars Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em Bm Em In the pretty twining light Cadd9 Cmaj7 I may have gone too far Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm I may have gone too much, too long Em G I’m a dull and Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em Bm Em witless boy
Verse: Cadd9 Cmaj7 At the after bars Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em Bm Em Think I was sullied by a dream Cadd9 Cmaj7 In the killing jar Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm You and me at war, at arms Em G Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em Bm Em All falling in embrace Chorus: Em D G Am B7 Tell me why you lied Em D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 And what it is you do to keep your eyes Em9/D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em Bm Em all shiny Verse: Cadd9 Cmaj7 A tawny gypsy girl Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em Bm Em Sleeping blanketed by stars Cadd9 Cmaj7 Beneath the tilt-a-whirl Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Where we were coyly caught alone Em G Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em All fumbling with your blouse Chorus: Em D G Am B7 Tell me why you lied Em D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 And what it is you do to keep your eyes Em9/D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em Bm Em all shiny Interlude: D C And in the rollercoaster din D C By the parachutes in saddle shoes Em You break your shins D C Bm Em Bm Em But I have never seen two eyes so shiny D C And the sullen beery swine D Who try to tangle you C Em In sullen beery balls of twine D C Bm Em Bm Em Have they ever seen two eyes so shiny? Verse: Cadd9 Cmaj7 Boys in denim vests Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em Bm Em Smoking cigarettes between Cadd9 Cmaj7 The bootblack fingertips Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em Sweetly tipsy by the half light G Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em The light and the half light Chorus: Em D G Am B7 Tell me why you lied Em D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 And what it is you do to keep your eyes Em9/D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7 Bm Em Bm Em all shiny Outro: