Chords with lyrics
Tuning: EADGBE
Intro:
FF C majorC E minorEm A minorAm G+G D/F#D/F#
Verse:
FF C majorC E minorEm
You probably pictured it differently
A minorAm G+G D/F#D/F#
Than rusty VWs all your life
FF C majorC E minorEm
At one point almost married a butcher
A minorAm G+G D/F#D/F#
So solid, so grounded, a craftsman, you thought
Chorus:
FF E minorEm
Now solving crosswords in bed
FF E minorEm FF G+G
Leave the light on, there’s no one that minds
Verse:
FF C majorC E minorEm
’08 you stopped wearing make-up
A minorAm G+G D/F#D/F#
You’re sick just thinking about Bangladesh
FF C majorC E minorEm
Your green batik dress doesn’t fit you no more
A minorAm G+G D/F#D/F#
That’s a shame cause batik’s coming back
Chorus:
FF E minorEm
Now faint-hearted dance moves in the bathroom
FF E minorEm FF G+G
You and a mirror, the two of you
Verse:
FF C majorC E minorEm
One year you dated a professor
A minorAm G+G D/F#D/F#
On the third date he told you he liked peeing games
FF C majorC E minorEm
You always wanted to paint or to emigrate
A minorAm G+G D/F#D/F#
But the hassle and the errands just fucked it all up
Chorus:
FF E minorEm
Grandma’s still sending you money
FF E minorEm FF G+G
For one decent dinner, no +1
Verse:
FF C majorC E minorEm
Petrarca wrote 300 sonnets
A minorAm G+G D/F#D/F#
All for a woman that didn’t exist
FF C majorC E minorEm
On the way home you cried in the taxi
A minorAm G+G D/F#D/F#
Love is an awful enemy, my dear
Chorus:
FF E minorEm
This year you are 33
FF E minorEm FF G+G