Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Fmaj7Fmaj7 1-3-3-2-1-0
F6F6 1-3-x-2-3-1
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 x-x-1-3-3-3
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 x-1-3-1-4-1
Bb7Bb7 x-1-3-1-3-1
Bb/DBb/D x-x-0-3-3-1
Bb7sus2 x-1-3-1-1-1
Intro:
| Fmaj7Fmaj7 | % | % | % |
| Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6 | Gm7Gm7 C7C7 |
| Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6 | Gm7Gm7 C7C7 |
Verse 1:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6
I thought it was like a film
Gm7Gm7 C7C7
Reviewed but never seen
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6
Where everybody played themselves
Gm7Gm7 C7C7
As a drama king or queen
Verse 2:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6
The music was overwhelming
Gm7Gm7 C7C7
Glittering and thin
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6
Solemn and shabby like a requiem
Gm7Gm7 C7C7
In denim and leopardskin
Verse 3:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6
I visualised the flashbacks:
Gm7Gm7 C7C7
School, punk rock, success
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6
Parties, too much of everything
Gm7Gm7 C7C7
The clichés, the candles, the mess
Pre-Chorus:
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
Lucien in the scene with David
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 Bb7Bb7
Brian in a tux
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
A augmentedA copy of Blitz in Zanzibar
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 Bb7Bb7
Old Hollywood redux
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
Ossie's last collection
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 Bb7Bb7
Biba's closing sale
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
A augmentedA little more rouge on the powdered cheeks
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4
But the base is pale
Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7
This is our last chance for goodbye
Bb majorBb C majorC
Let the music begin
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Shining and soaring like a requiem
Bb majorBb C majorC | N.C. |
In denim and leopardskin
Verse 4:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6
It ended with a motorbike
Gm7Gm7 C7C7
A augmentedA search for evidence
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6
Poring over old photographs
Gm7Gm7 C7C7
To make it all fake sense
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6
Glamorous in its own way
Gm7Gm7 C7C7
Shouting above the din
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F6F6
Solemn and shabby like a requiem
Gm7Gm7 C7C7
In denim and leopardskin
Pre-Chorus:
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
Johnny's wearing brothel-creepers
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 Bb7Bb7
Malcolm's round the block
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
Adam's in a Jarman film
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 Bb7Bb7
The look is "Let It Rock"
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
A augmentedA Johnson's leather jacket
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 Bb7Bb7
Hair by Keith at Smile
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
All you need to make it big
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4
Is sex and style
Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7
This is our last chance for goodbye
Bb majorBb C majorC
Let the music begin
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Shining and soaring like a requiem
Bb majorBb C majorC
In denim and leopardskin
Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7
This is our last chance for goodbye
Bb majorBb C majorC
Let the music begin
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Shining and soaring like a requiem
Bb majorBb C majorC
In denim and leopardskin
Interlude:
| DmDm | % | Bb/DBb/D | % |
| DmDm | % |
Requiem
| Bb/DBb/D | % |
In denim and leopardskin
| Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 | % | % | % |
| DmDm | % | Bb/DBb/D | % |
Pre-Chorus:
| Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 | Bb7sus2 Bb7Bb7 |
| Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 | Bb7sus2 Bb7Bb7 |
| Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 | Bb7sus2 Bb7Bb7 |
| Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 | Bb7sus2 Bb7Bb7 |
Chorus:
| Fmaj7Fmaj7 | % | Bb majorBb | C majorC |
| Fmaj7Fmaj7 | % | Bb majorBb | C majorC |
Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7
This is our last chance for goodbye
Bb majorBb C majorC
Let the music begin
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Shining and soaring like a requiem
Bb majorBb C majorC
In denim and leopardskin
Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7
This is our last chance for goodbye
Bb majorBb C majorC
Let the music begin
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Shining and soaring like a requiem
Bb majorBb C majorC
In denim and leopardskin
Chorus:
| Fmaj7Fmaj7 | % | Bb majorBb | C majorC |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Fmaj7Fmaj7 | % | Bb majorBb | C majorC C majorC
(stop)