Rare Precious And Gone chords by The Waterboys

intro
E G#  C#m  A x2

E         G#m      C#m           A
Cry baby boy, not tears of joy, the one you held is no longer your toy
       E    G#m         C#m  A
She's got her... new suit and her make up on
     E              G#m
You can call her your friend but not your lover again
C#m                  A
She's made it clear as air that this affair is at an end
 E          G#m      C#m  A
...So what are you doing holding on?

           E   G#m        C#m  A
Don't you see she's rare, precious and she's gone
      E   G#m        C#m  A
Yes she's rare, precious and she's gone

     E              G#m
She was soft in your hands, now she's shattered your plans
C#m             A
I'm sympathetic but you've got to understand
       E             G#m       C#m  A
You tried to squeeze her into somewhere she just don't belong
     E           G#m
She was being sincere when she breathed in your ear
C#m            A
...as long as there were stars in the night sky
      E   G#m           C#m  A
she'd be near... even angels get it wrong!

           E   G#m        C#m  A
Won't you see she's rare, precious and she's gone
      E   G#m        C#m  A
Yes she's rare, precious and she's gone

B       E    A           E
It's a subtle trap... seeding guilt in her mind
B           A    G#m
She ain't taking your crap... this time
A           G#m    C# NC
Boy you're out on a line...

     E          G#m
She's a queen among women, a child among queens
C#m            A
The finest thing that your lovesick eyes have ever seen
E     G#m         C#m  A
...she's a rose without a thorn
     E           G#m
She's a peach, she's a prize, a gift in disguise
C#m                     A
She's graceful and colourful and when she grows she'll be wise
E       G#m         C#m  A
...but most of all my friend, she's gone

              E   G#m         C#m  A
...gone, gone gone! She's rare, precious and she's gone
      E   G#m        C#m  A
Yes she's rare, precious and she's gone
    E   G#m        C#m  A
She's rare, precious and she's gone
    E   G#m       C#m  A
She's rare, precious and she's  ...gone

outro
E G#m  C#m A x7
E G#m  A - C ? D - E