Key: G major
Verse 1
Bm
C
raised on dust and weeds and cactus
Am
D
Bm
She first saw pictures of
C
D
G
the river Seine
From her window late at night,
C
D
C
Am
she'd pretend the stars were lights
D
G
main des Pres
Verse 2
G
[Chorus 1: ]
D
G
along the boulevard
D
G
from this old farm
Bm
G
that someday she'd celebrate
Am
D
Her birthday in the St.
Germain des Pres
G
Verse 3
After college she got married,
C
G
she worked in theatre and had some babies
Am
D
G
Her life took on directions of its own
She became a working mother,
C
G
C
G
she lived her life for others
G
Verse 4
Am
D
Have you ever thought
C
G
She said of course I used to honey,
C
Bm
G
D
Bm
a lot when I was your age
D
Am
But I hadn't thought about
D
G
it much until right now
Bm
D
that someday she's celebrate
Am
D
Her birthday in the St. Germain des Pres
G
Interlude 1
Am
D
G
Am
D
G
Verse 5
D
G
for someone else
D
G
So she boards the plane for Paris,
C
G
C
she thinks she'll need a new dress
G
Verse 6
D
G
you're off making plans
Am
C
But every now and then it happens,
D
G
couldn't let it pass
C
Bm
Cause she made herself a promise that someday
G
Bm
she'd celebrate
Am
D
G
Her birthday in the St. Germain des Pres
Verse 7
G
Am
D
And later take a walk beside
Outro 1
the Seine
G
Am
D
G
Am
D
G
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG Bm C Am D...
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