Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
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Key: G
πΈ Intro:
G/C G/C
πΈ Verse 1:
G
Dear Richard
C
I wish that I could stay in the picture
Em
I know you wrote this part for me
D G
The man you thought that I could be in pre-production
Em
I wish that nothing would have changed
D
We talked so perfectly together
Am
When the light was strange
D Em
But in the light of day
G D
We discovered we could not sustain the ruse
πΈ Chorus:
Em G
What else can you say when the life
D
That you choose
Gives you the blues
πΈ Instrumental:
G/C G/C
πΈ Verse 2:
G
Dear Oscar
C
I need to find someone who can play
Em
A boxer with a fast pathetic smile
D
And a voice like honey
And I don't care about the money
Em G
I can feel the pressure how it's boiling up in Burbank
D
Now I've lost my muse
πΈ Chorus:
Em G
What else can you say when the life that
D
You choose
Gives you the blues
πΈ Bridge:
G C
It's not enough, it's never enough
Just to keep pretending
Em
I could die on the street a thousand
D
Times and never get your perfect ending
G C
I know it will be a beautiful, spectacular, triumphant
Em D
If they ever get the cash to push it through
πΈ Chorus:
G
What else can you say when the life
D
That you choose
Gives you the blues
πΈ Outro:
G/C G/C G/C G/C
Song History
Published: June 6, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025