Chords with lyrics
Verse:
G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
I slow down, Purple Avenues,
G+G E minorEm A minorAm BB
to march around in April's shoes
A minorAm D MajorD G+G Bm7Bm7
Weather vanes remind
A minorAm A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD
of the summetimes that I've left behind
G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
The money's gone for auld lang syne
G+G E minorEm A minorAm BB
I spent on Eastern Standard Time
A minorAm BB E minorEm
What ever happened to my role?
A minorAm BB E minorEm
September fell right through the hole
A minorAm BB E minorEm D MajorD
All I've got is empty po-ckets now
G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
Why does August try so hard
G+G E minorEm A minorAm BB
to hoist me on my own petard?
A minorAm D MajorD G+G Bm7Bm7
I've learned one thing from losing her (alt: how we were)
A minorAm A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD
That an ounce of prevention's worth a pound of cure
G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
The shadows fall, I cannot thread
G+G E minorEm A minorAm BB
the tenor of the things you said
A minorAm BB E minorEm
All that's left is flesh and bone
A minorAm BB E minorEm
The lights are on but no one's home
A minorAm BB E minorEm D MajorD D#D#
All I've got is empty pockets now
C minorCm F minorFm Bb majorBb
I spill myself another drink
D#D# C minorCm F minorFm Bb majorBb
I count the whiskers in the sink
F minorFm Bb majorBb D#D# Gm7Gm7
The orchestra is blind
D#D# C minorCm F minorFm Bb majorBb
But I've never been the worrying kind
D#D# C minorCm F minorFm Bb majorBb
Subsequently and furthermore
D#D# C minorCm F minorFm Bb majorBb
I'll sleep right here on the draining board
F minorFm G+G C minorCm
I'll never be paroled
F minorFm G+G C minorCm
I like to drink 'em while they're cold
F minorFm G+G C minorCm Bb majorBb D#D#