Intro: B . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |. . . |

B (x2444x@1)                      AbmNow (133111@4)in Vienna there's ten pretty women
          B (x2444x@1)             Ebm/Bb          AbmThere's (133111@4)a shoulder where Death comes to cry
          E (022100@1)                      F#There's (244322@1)a lobby with nine hundred windows
          E (022100@1)             E (022100@1)  EbmC#m B (x2444x@1) Eb7/Bb
There's a tree where the doves go to die
           AbmThere's (133111@4)a piece that was torn from the morning
        C#m (x13321@4)        Ab7 (xx1112@1)      C#m. (x13321@4). |. . B/D#| (x2544x@1)And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost
E  B/D# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           Eb7/G            AbmTake (133111@4)this waltz, take this waltz
           C#/F                        E. (022100@1). |. . . |
Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws

F# . . |Abm . . |F#/Bb . . |F# . . |

B (x2444x@1)         Ebm/Bb       AbmOh (133111@4)I want you, I want you, I want you
       B (x2444x@1)                  AbmOn (133111@4)a chair with a dead magazine
        E (022100@1)                    F#In (244322@1)the cave at the tip of the lily
         E (022100@1)            E (022100@1) EbmC#m  B (x2444x@1) Eb7/Bb
In some hallways where love's never been
     AbmOn (133111@4)a bed where the moon has been sweating
     C#m (x13321@4)            Ab7 (xx1112@1)         C#m. (x13321@4). |. . B/D#| (x2544x@1)In a cry filled with footsteps and sand
E  B/D# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           Eb7/G            Ab7/F#
Take this waltz, take this waltz
           E6 (04xxxx@1)                Fm7-5 . . |. . . |
Take its broken waist in your hand

Edim . . |Gdim . . |Abm . . |Eb . . |
      AbmThis (133111@4)waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
          C#m (x13321@4)              AbmWith (133111@4)its very own breath of brandy and Death
  E6 (04xxxx@1)                    B. (x2444x@1). |. . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
           B (x2444x@1)              AbmThere's (133111@4)a concert hall in Vienna
           B (x2444x@1)           Ebm/Bb    AbmWhere (133111@4)your mouth had a thousand reviews
           E (022100@1)                             F#There's (244322@1)a bar where the boys have stopped talking
              E (022100@1)            E (022100@1)EbmC#m  B (x2444x@1)  Eb7/Bb
They've been sentenced to death by the blues
        AbmAh, (133111@4)but who is it climbs to your picture
        C#m (x13321@4)       Ab7 (xx1112@1)      C#m. (x13321@4). |. . B/D#| (x2544x@1)With a garland of freshly cut tears?
E  B/D# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           Eb7/G            AbmTake (133111@4)this waltz, take this waltz
           C#m (x13321@4)                     E. (022100@1). |. . . |
Take this waltz it's been dying for years

B. (x2444x@1). |. . . |F# . . |. . . |

B (x2444x@1)          Ebm/Bb        AbmThere's (133111@4)an attic where children are playing
            B (x2444x@1)                      AbmWhere (133111@4)I've got to lie down with you soon
      E (022100@1)                 F#In (244322@1)a dream of Hungarian lanterns
        E (022100@1)           EEbm C#mB    Eb7/Bb
In the mist of some sweet afternoon
         AbmAnd (133111@4)I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow
         C#m (x13321@4)           Ab7 (xx1112@1)      C#m. (x13321@4). |. . B/D#| (x2544x@1)All your sheep and your lilies of snow
E  B/D# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           Eb7/G            Ab7/F#
Take this waltz, take this waltz
                E6 (04xxxx@1)                   Fm7-5 . . |. . . |
With its "I'll never forget you, you know!"

Edim . . |Gdim . . |Abm . . |Eb . . |
      AbmThis (133111@4)waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
          C#m (x13321@4)              AbmWith (133111@4)its very own breath of brandy and Death
  E6 (04xxxx@1)                    B. (x2444x@1). |. . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
          B (x2444x@1)                AbmAnd (133111@4)I'll dance with you in Vienna
          B (x2444x@1)      Ebm/Bb     AbmI'll (133111@4)be wearing a river's disguise
      E (022100@1)                 F#The (244322@1)hyacinth wild on my shoulder
     E (022100@1)         E (022100@1)EbmC#m   BMy (x2444x@1)mouth on the dew of your thighs
          B (x2444x@1)                AbmAnd (133111@4)I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook
           B (x2444x@1)            Ebm/Bb     AbmWith (133111@4)the photographs there, and the moss
          E (022100@1)                        F#And (244322@1)I'll yield to the flood of your beauty
     E (022100@1)     E (022100@1)EbmC#m  B (x2444x@1)  Eb7/Bb
My cheap violin and my cross
            AbmAnd (133111@4)you'll carry me down on your dancing
        C#m (x13321@4)          Ab7 (xx1112@1)         C#mTo (x13321@4)the pools that you lift on your wrist
C#m B/D# E  B/D# C#m B
Oh my love, Oh my love
           Eb7/G            AbmTake (133111@4)this waltz, take this waltz
      C#m (x13321@4)                         E. (022100@1). |. . . |
It's yours now, it's all that there is

B. (x2444x@1). |. . . |F# . . |. . . |

B (x2444x@1)         AbmLa, (133111@4)la, la... La, la, la...
 B (x2444x@1)    Ebm/Bb AbmLa, (133111@4)la, la... La, la, la...
 E (022100@1)           F#La, (244322@1)la, la... La, la, la...
 E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EbmC#m B (x2444x@1)          Eb7/Bb
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 Abm
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 C#m (x13321@4)  Ab7 (xx1112@1)  C#m (x13321@4)       C#mB/D#
La, la, la... La, la, la...
E (022100@1)B/D#C#m B (x2444x@1)    Eb7/G
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay