After Mardi Gras

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: Am G F G (x4) Verse: Am G F G See that shadow on the wall Am G F G Doesn't look like me at all Am G Head hung down F G Intentions meltin' on the ground Am G F G Saddest shape I ever saw Chorus: A There's so much I need to do Amaj7 Before I get over you A7 But I can't bother with it all D Dm Until after Mardi Gras A All that music in the air Amaj7 Happy people everywhere A7 Make it hard to sing the blues D Dm Until Mardi Gras is through

Verse: Am G F G Put my loneliness away Am G F G Save it for a rainy day Am G Delay the pain F G Nothin' ventured nothin' gained Am G F G The time'll come but that's okay Chorus: A Right now I ain't got the time Amaj7 To sit at home and cry A7 When outside it's carnival D Dm Maybe after Mardi Gras A I can learn to take it well Amaj7 Psychoanalyze myself A7 But for now I'm havin' fun D Dm Until Mardi Gras is done Solo: Am G F G (x4) Outro: A There's so much I need to do Amaj7 Before I get over you A7 But I can't bother with it all D Dm Until after Mardi Gras A Right now I ain't got the time Amaj7 To sit at home and cry A7 When outside it's carnival D Dm Maybe after Mardi Gras x2: