Intro:

C (x32010@1)    Am (x02210@1)    Em (022000@1)    Dm (xx0231@1) G7 (320001@1)(x 2)

C (x32010@1)            Am (x02210@1) The art of suicide
                  Em (022000@1) Nightgowns and hair
                Dm (xx0231@1)        G7 (320001@1) Curls flying every which where
C (x32010@1)             Am (x02210@1)  The pain too pure to hide
              Em (022000@1) Bridges of Sighs
              Dm (xx0231@1)          G7 (320001@1) Meant to conceal lover's lies
Em (022000@1)         Am (x02210@1) Under the arches
                   Em (022000@1) Of moonlight and sky
            Am (x02210@1) Suddenly easy
                 Em (022000@1) To contemplate why
       E7 (020130@1) Why...

Chorus:

Am (x02210@1)       Dm (xx0231@1) Why live a life
G (320003@1)                    C (x32010@1) That's painted with pity
        E7 (020130@1)        Am (x02210@1) And sadness and strife
               Dm (xx0231@1) Why dream a dream
G (320003@1)                     C (x32010@1) That's tainted with trouble
       E7 (020130@1)         Am (x02210@1) And less than it seems
                Dm (xx0231@1) Why bother bothering
G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1) Just for a poem
       E7 (020130@1)       Am (x02210@1) Or another sad song to sing
              Dm (xx0231@1) Why live a life
              G (320003@1) Why live a life

C (x32010@1)    Am (x02210@1)    Em (022000@1)    Dm (xx0231@1) G7 (320001@1)C (x32010@1)            Am (x02210@1) The art of suicide
              Em (022000@1) Pretty and clean
              Dm (xx0231@1)      G7 (320001@1) Conveys a theatrical scene
C (x32010@1)           Am (x02210@1)  
  "Alas, I'm gone!" she cried
            Em (022000@1) Ankles displayed
          Dm (xx0231@1)      G7 (320001@1) Melodramatically laid
Em (022000@1)         Am (x02210@1)  Under the arches
                   Em (022000@1) Of moonlight and sky
            Am (x02210@1) Suddenly easy
                 Em (022000@1) To contemplate why
        E7 (020130@1) Why...

Chorus:

Am (x02210@1)        Dm (xx0231@1) Why live a life
G (320003@1)                    C (x32010@1) That's painted with pity
        E7 (020130@1)        Am (x02210@1)  And sadness and strife
               Dm (xx0231@1) Why dream a dream
G (320003@1)                     C (x32010@1) That's tainted with trouble
       E7 (020130@1)         Am (x02210@1) And less than it seems
                Dm (xx0231@1) Why bother bothering
G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)        
  Just for a poem
       E7 (020130@1)       Am (x02210@1) Or another sad song to sing
              Dm (xx0231@1) Why live a life
              G (320003@1) Why live a life

Em (022000@1)   Am (x02210@1)  (x 7)   Em (022000@1)   E7 (020130@1)Chorus:

Dm (xx0231@1) Why live a life
G (320003@1)                    C (x32010@1) That's painted with pity
        E7 (020130@1)        Am (x02210@1)  And sadness and strife
               Dm (xx0231@1) Why dream a dream
G (320003@1)                     C (x32010@1) That's tainted with trouble
       E7 (020130@1)         Am (x02210@1) And less than it seems
                Dm (xx0231@1) Why bother bothering
G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)        
  Just for a poem
       E7 (020130@1)       Am (x02210@1) Or another sad song to sing
              Dm (xx0231@1) Why live a life
G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)  E7 (020130@1)                
  Why live a life
Am (x02210@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)            
  Why live a life
              G (320003@1) Why live a life

C (x32010@1)    Am (x02210@1)    Em (022000@1)    Dm (xx0231@1) G7 (320001@1)  (x 2)

C (x32010@1)       Am (x02210@1)             Em (022000@1) Life is not like Gloomy Sunday
                 Dm (xx0231@1) With a second ending
            G7 (320001@1)         C (x32010@1) When the people are disturbed
             Am (x02210@1)           
  Well they should be disturbed
Em (022000@1)                 Dm (xx0231@1) Because there's a story
       G7 (320001@1)          C (x32010@1) That ought to be heard
          Am (x02210@1)              Em (022000@1) Life is not like Gloomy Sunday
                  Dm (xx0231@1) With a second ending
            G7 (320001@1)         C (x32010@1) When the people are disturbed
              Am (x02210@1) Well they should be disturbed
Em (022000@1)                 Dm (xx0231@1) Because there's a lesson
      G7 (320001@1)     C (x32010@1)                 Am (x02210@1)    Em (022000@1)     Dm (xx0231@1) G7 (320001@1)  
  That really ought to be learned

C (x32010@1)                     Am (x02210@1) The world is full of poets
            Em (022000@1)         Dm (xx0231@1)G7 (320001@1) We don't need any more
C (x32010@1)                      Am (x02210@1) The world is full of singers
            Em (022000@1)         Dm (xx0231@1)G7 (320001@1) We don't need any more
C (x32010@1)                      Am (x02210@1) The world is full of lovers
            Em (022000@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)G7 (320001@1)    C (x32010@1)     Am (x02210@1)     Em (022000@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)G7 (320001@1)
  We don't need any more...

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