Key: Eb major
Intro 1
E
Am
E
E
Am
C
B
Verse 1
Some
Adim
where between the darkness and light
Fdim
Bdim
C#
C#m
Faces all glow but its not too bright
F#m
A
E
Civil ization, its all about knives and forks
B
Verse 2
Baug
C#
fit with her crowd?
F#m
A
F#m
A
I'm gonna be a civil ized
man someday
E
Baug
Verse 3
F#m
C#m
Part of me wants to jump and shout
F#m
C#m
Part of me wants to tear it down
F#m
C#m
F#m
C#m
I thought you might prefer the
Verse 4
Fdim
C#
C#m
Havin' a ball in a padded banquet
F#m
A
F#m
I'm gonna be that really cool
E
Baug
Verse 5
E
Am
The waiter looks me over
E
F#
Would you like cream or sugar?
E
Am
I don't know - what was
Verse 6
E
Am
She wonders if I'll notice
E
E
I should have brought some roses
C
B
she hasn't eaten all day
Verse 7
B
C#
C#m
I stare at her shoes
F#m
A
Mature situations,
F#m
A
maybe a broken heart
E
Baug
Verse 8
F#m
B
C#m
Maybe I ought to pay the bill
F#m
A
F#m
B
C#m
Maybe she thinks I never will
F#m
C#m
F#m
A million things that cross
C#m
B
a woman's mind
Verse 9
Just be yourself,
C#
C#m
was yesterday
F#m
A
I'm gonna be that civilized
guy someday
E
Baug
Verse 10
E
Am
Good friends and conversations
E
F#
E
The rise and fall of nations
A
E
A moments glory and
A
B
they've had their day
Verse 11
I drew a big gorilla
E
Am
Something familiar,
C
B
something far, far away
Verse 12
Somewhere between
Bdim
C#
C#m
she don't seem to mind
Verse 13
F#m
A
A
We can go home, we can be civilized
E
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