The Art Of Pleasing Princes Title Song chords by Misc Musicals

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
     G
See, darling, you could sit there bored as hell

With those two-faced nobles treading on your toes
             C                          D      G
Or you could take a chance on a night of dark romance
              A7                              D
Where you'll learn the only thing a courtier knows:

Chorus:
         G
It’s the art of pleasing princes
        G7
That's all life has to be
        C
I'm an expert at the practice since
     D
The prince who’s pleased is me!
  C                   G
I live for praise in a golden haze
   C               G
Of sex and borrowed time
  Am             C
Before my father ends my days
     D
Each night should be sublime!

Interlude:
G G7 C D
C G C G
Am C D

Verse 2:
         G        G/D        G
When you live your life on the edge of a knife
  Em
A pawn in your father's grand plan
    C                      G
You drown your spite in hedonistic delight
    A7                            D
And take the edge off any way you can

Chorus:
         G
It's the art of pleasing princes
         G7
He's so dangerous and brooding!
C
All the courtiers fall
            D                D7
For the sly charm that he's exuding!
  C             G
Seditious lords adore me
       C         G
And do anything I say
    Am              C
The church and king abhor me
      D
And I wouldn't have it any other way!

Bridge:
N.C.
He's for:
   G
Composers who hate writing nothing but hymns
   Gm
Artists who want to paint long, naked limbs
C
Socialites stuck in the muck of bureaucracy
D                            D7
Scholars whose studies might shake the theocracy
Gm
Though he would never get up before noon

And he drinks his liquor from a golden spoon
          Cm
Though he might be too flighty to be a good king
     D                                         D7
He's apt to get distracted by his newest fling
          C                          G
Still, despite all his flaws he’s the best chance we’ve got
        A               A7            D
So the art of pleasing princes is our sycophantic lot

Chorus:
         G
It's the art of pleasing princes
          G7
When it’s difficult to tell
     C
If tomorrow you'll be mince, it's nice
   D
To know you'll go to hell!
     C                   G
In a court of schemes and spies
        C           G
Why not toady to the best
           Am                C
‘cause bad princes make good allies
    D                    G
And love is all that I request!
     D                 D7      G
Yes, love is all that (we/I) request!