Chambermaid chords by Suzanne Vega

Intro
E



Verse 1
 E
I'm the great man's chambermaid
 B/Eb
I've seen where his hallowed head is laid
 C#m
I revere the places he has stayed
 B
And clean crumbs from his typewriter
A
 He is good to me
 B
There's nothing he doesn't see
C#m                                    B
He knows where I'd like to be
But it doesn't matter
 E
Mhmm

Verse 2
 E
On my day off I haunt the docks
 B/Eb
Keep to myself, I Go for walks
 C#m
I just make sure that lock still locks
B
As my ship is coming in
 A
My mind and hands, they are my trade
 B
I finger sentences he's made
 C#m                     B
I follow every curving of his brain
 E
Mhmm

Chorus
 B
You want to know—did I ever steal?
 F#m
He never leaves anything out that's real
B
I took nothing he would miss
F#m
But only once
 C#m   B
I stole a kiss

Verse 3
 E
I used to pretend that I was Queen
 B/Eb
But over time I quit that scene
 C#m                                   B
Costs too much to even dream.  in that direction
 A
I think of comfort and of peace
 B
I long for pleasure and release
C#m                                       B
How I wish the din would cease
I could Do with some protection
 E
Mhmm

Chorus
 B
You want to know—did I ever steal?
 F#m
He never leaves anything out that's real
B
I took nothing he would miss
 F#m
But only once
C#m        B
I stole a kiss

Instrumental
E B/Eb C#m B

A B C#m B



Verse 4
 E
I'm the great man's chambermaid
 B/Eb
I've seen where his hallowed head is laid
 C#m
I revere the places he has played
B
I clean crumbs from his typewriter
 A
He often gives me sage advice
 B
When I dream of him at night
 C#m
He slips his pen into my hand
 B                                      E
And says, "Don't forget to write."


Outro
B/Eb C#m B

E