Key: E major
Verse 1
E
C#m
D#sus4
C#m
B
There
D#dim
G
E
are those who own,
B
F#m
E
C#m
The world around your own.
F#
E
And say you want to swan,
Fdim
F#
one to one
E
D#sus4
C#m
E
Hey kid they own the pond.
B
D#dim
G
Gaug
There are
G
E
those who rest,
B
E
C#m
And those who make the beds,
F#
E
And should you seek redress
C#m
C#dim
A
C#m
F#
Can't you guess?
D#sus4
C#m
B
E
F#sus4
G#m
C#
So if these star-dust memories,
A
G#m
B
memories, fail to please,
F#sus4
B
C#
If you confuse this dinner
A
G#m
F#m
dance with elegance,
A
D#dim
If you suffer lack of due
G#m
A
F#m
respect,
A
D#dim
G#m
Take comfort from the guessing game aspect,
A
F#m
G#
D#dim
A
F#m
That she is least where you expect.
A
E
B
A
B
E
C#m
Cdim
F#m
A
E
C#m
B
Please be ashamed that
A
B
you're afraid,
E
C#m
Cdim
Equating elegance and real
F#m
F#
F#m
E
estate.
B
C#m
A
When all the bullion in the world,
D#dim
B
E
C#m
Cannot transform what's
Cdim
A
F#m
B
Bm
simply second rate.
C#m
A
assess me
F#m
G#m
G
I'll not be bought
F#m
E
A
E
A
E
Bm
By your silver plated come to me.
F#m
E
F#sus4
try me.
B
F#
C#
Because these star-dust memories,
A
G#m
B
memories, fail to please.
F#
C#
A
They're not alike this dinner dance,
G#m
F#
This elegance,
Em
C#dim
F#m
F#
one to one
D#sus4
D#m
C#m
E
B
D#m
G
E
There are those whose time,
B
Fdim
E
F#
Is due for steep de cline.
E
Fdim
If you can't find the spot,
Outro 1
D#sus4
E
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