Key: Eb major
Intro 1
F#
Bm
F#
F#
Bm
D
C#
Verse 1
Some
Bdim
where between the darkness and light
Gdim
C#dim
D#
D#m
Faces all glow but its not too bright
G#m
B
F#
Civil ization, its all about knives and forks
C#
Verse 2
C#aug
D#
fit with her crowd?
G#m
B
G#m
B
I'm gonna be a civil ized
man someday
F#
C#aug
Verse 3
G#m
D#m
Part of me wants to jump and shout
G#m
D#m
Part of me wants to tear it down
G#m
D#m
G#m
D#m
I thought you might prefer the
Verse 4
Gdim
D#
D#m
Havin' a ball in a padded banquet
G#m
B
G#m
I'm gonna be that really cool
F#
C#aug
Verse 5
F#
Bm
The waiter looks me over
F#
G#
Would you like cream or sugar?
F#
Bm
I don't know - what was
Verse 6
F#
Bm
She wonders if I'll notice
F#
F#
I should have brought some roses
D
C#
she hasn't eaten all day
Verse 7
C#
D#
D#m
I stare at her shoes
G#m
B
Mature situations,
G#m
B
maybe a broken heart
F#
C#aug
Verse 8
G#m
C#
D#m
Maybe I ought to pay the bill
G#m
B
G#m
C#
D#m
Maybe she thinks I nev er will
G#m
D#m
G#m
A million things that cross
D#m
C#
a woman's mind
Verse 9
Just be yourself,
D#
D#m
was yesterday
G#m
B
I'm gonna be that civilized
guy someday
F#
C#aug
Verse 10
F#
Bm
Good friends and conversations
F#
G#
F#
The rise and fall of nations
B
F#
A moments glory and
B
C#
they've had their day
Verse 11
I drew a big gorilla
F#
Bm
Something familiar,
D
C#
something far, far away
Verse 12
Somewhere between
C#dim
D#
D#m
she don't seem to mind
Verse 13
G#m
B
B
We can go home, we can be civilized
F#
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