Genius - Warren Zevon

Chorded by Egg Flipper

Standard Tuning

V1:
Dm (xx0231@1)                     CI've (x32010@1)got a bitter pot of je ne sais quoi
Dm (xx0231@1)                                CGuess (x32010@1)what?  I'm stirring it with a monkey's paw
Bb (x1333x@1)                          ASince (x02220@1)I saw you coming out of my barber's shop
Dm (xx0231@1)                  AmIn (x02210@1)that skimpy little halter top

V2:
Dm (xx0231@1)                                       CDid (x32010@1)you light the candles? Did you put on "Kind of Blue"?
Dm (xx0231@1)                        CDid (x32010@1)you use that Ivy League voodoo on him, too?
Bb (x1333x@1)                              AHe (x02220@1)thinks he'll be alright but he doesn't know for sure
Dm (xx0231@1)                        AmLike (x02210@1)every other unindicted co-conspirator

Chorus
F (133211@1)             CMata (x32010@1)Hari had a house in France
Dm (xx0231@1)                        CWhere (x32010@1)she worked on all her secret plans
Bb (x1333x@1)                     AMen (x02220@1)were falling for her sight unseen
          Dm (xx0231@1)      AmShe (x02210@1)was a genius

V3:
Dm (xx0231@1)                                    CThere's (x32010@1)a a face in every window of the Songwriters' Neighborhood
Dm (xx0231@1)                                           CEverybody's (x32010@1)your best friend when you're doing well, I mean good
Bb (x1333x@1)                              AmThe (x02210@1)poet who lived next door when you were young and poor
Dm (xx0231@1)                         AmGrew (x02210@1)up to be a backstabbing entrepreneur

Chorus
F (133211@1)                   CAlbert (x32010@1)Einstein was a ladies' man
Dm (xx0231@1)                        CWhile (x32010@1)he was working on his universal plan
Bb (x1333x@1)                   AHe (x02220@1)was making out like Charlie Sheen
         Dm (xx0231@1)         AmHe (x02210@1)was a genius

V4:
Dm (xx0231@1)                        CWhen (x32010@1)you dropped me and you staked your claim
Dm (xx0231@1)                  COn (x32010@1)a V.I.P. who could make your name
Bb (x1333x@1)                      AYou (x02220@1)latched on to him and I became
               Dm (xx0231@1)       AmA (x02210@1)minor incon-venience

V5:
Dm (xx0231@1)               CYour (x32010@1)protege don't care about art
Dm (xx0231@1)                   CI'm (x32010@1)the one who always told you you were smart
Bb (x1333x@1)                    AYou (x02220@1)broke my heart into smithereens
              Dm (xx0231@1)        AmAnd (x02210@1)that took genius

V6:
Dm (xx0231@1)                      CYou (x32010@1)and the barber make a handsome pair
Dm (xx0231@1)                                  CGuess (x32010@1)what?  I never liked the way he cut your hair
Bb (x1333x@1)                     AI (x02220@1)didn't like the way he turned your head
            Dm (xx0231@1)                      AmBut (x02210@1)there's nothing I can do or say I haven't done or said

Chorus
F (133211@1)               CEverybody (x32010@1)needs a place to stand
Dm (xx0231@1)                   CAnd (x32010@1)a method for their schemes and scams
Bb (x1333x@1)                   AIf (x02220@1)I could only get my record clean
         DmI'd (xx0231@1)be a genius