Lush Life chords by Gill Manly

SimplifiedG · F · Am · Bm · Cm …

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G
F
Am
Bm
Cm
Dm
Ddim
Bb
Ab
Gm
C#dim
Daug
F#
B
D
Fdim
E
Eb
Ebm
Ebsus4
Db
Gb
Ebdim
C
Fm
F#dim

Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
I used to visit
F 
G 
all the very gay places
F 
G 
those come what may places
F 
G 
Am 
Bm 
where one relaxes on  the axis
Cm 
Dm 
Ddim 
of the wheel of life
Bb 
Ab 
Bm 
to  get a feel of life
Ab 
Bb 
G 
from jazz and cocktails
Bb 
Ab 
G 
F 
the boys i  knew had sad
G 
and sullen gray faces
F 
G 
with disdain gay traces
F 
G 
that used to be there
Am 
G 
Cm 
you could see where they'd
Dm 
been washed away
Bb 
Ab 
Bm 
Ab 
by  too many through the day 12
Gm 
G 
C#dim 
'clock
Daug 
Bm 
Then   you came along
with your siren song
C#dim 
to turn me to madness
F# 
Bm 
B 
I   thought for a while that
Bm 
your poignant smile
D 
was tinged with the sadness of
F 
a great love for me
Fdim 
E 
Ah, yes, I was wrong
Am 
Eb 
Ab 
Bb 
Again, I was wrong
Ab 
G 
Ab 
Life is long again
G 
Ab 
And only last year
G 
Cm 
F 
Bb 
Everything seems so sure
Ab 
G 
Ab 
G 
Now life is awful again
Bb 
Ab 
G 
A truffle of  hearts
B 
Ebm 
Could only be a  bore
Ebsus4 
D 
A week in Paris
D 
Bb 
Eb 
Might ease the bite of it,
Ab 
Db 
Gb 
D 
all I can is to smile in spite of it.
G 
Ab 
G 
I'll forget you, I will,
Ab 
G 
F# 
F 
Bm 
E 
while yet you are still burning inside my brain.
Cm 
F 
Romance is mush,
Ebdim 
D 
stifling those who strive
G 
C 
Bm 
I'll live a lush life in
E 
C 
some small di ve
Cm 
F 
Ebdim 
And there I'll be while I rot
D 
Ebm 
C 
Fm 
F#dim 
with the rest of those whose lives are lonely,
F# 
Ab 
too.
G 