Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
E MajorE A augmentedA
Effete, makeweight
E MajorE A augmentedA
Nobody cares about you on your birth date
E MajorE A augmentedA
Wake up: pretend you've beaten sleep
E MajorE
I guest you've finally
A augmentedA
Made it to the back teeth
Chorus 1:
E MajorE F#M A augmentedA BB
Effete: to weigh less
Verse 2:
A augmentedA E MajorE
Maillot jaune scars
A augmentedA E MajorE
But now you're staring
E MajorE
At a set of new stars
A augmentedA E MajorE
Free Lance from a packed cell
A augmentedA
Hematocrit'll kick you
E MajorE
Where your hope dwells
Chorus 2:
E MajorE F#M A augmentedA BB
Effete, weightless
E MajorE F#M A augmentedA BB
Depress to depress
E MajorE F#M A augmentedA BB
Shake off to shake off:
E MajorE
The effete
Bridge:
A augmentedA C#M BB
Everyone was gushing but you never did blush
A augmentedA C#M BB
Bawdy implication was it part of the rush?
A augmentedA C#M BB
Acting so ephemeral according to style
A augmentedA C#M BB
You bully and you sully with a national guile
A augmentedA C#M BB
Everything was open but your mouth stayed shut
A augmentedA C#M BB
You'd been dealing with the feelings of a seminal cut
A augmentedA C#M BB
The single greatest story and I hoped it was true
A augmentedA C#M* B*
But the words on the cover said a lot more about you