Opening: e---3-3--------3-3-------3-3----- | b---4-4--------4-4-------4-4----- | g---5-5--------5-5-------5-5----- | d---5-5--------5-5-------5-5----- | a--3----------3---------3-------- | e-------3-6--------3-6-------3-6- | C5 There is a beggar in the mirror babe He's been standing there since noon He's asking for a sacrament But he's singing out of tune F5 There is a beggar in the mirror babe He's got a monkey on his knees C5 He jitters as he falls asleep Reminiscent of the trees G5 Bb5 Oh what a strange, strange way G5 Bb5 To make me start my day F5 With the news Of theses Subconscious, Overly-Familiar Blues e---3-3--------3-3-------3-3------x-x-x-x- | b---4-4--------4-4-------4-4------x-x-x-x- | g---5-5--------5-5-------5-5------x-x-x-x- | d---5-5--------5-5-------5-5------x-x-x-x- | a--3----------3---------3---------x-x-x-x- | e-------3-6--------3-6-------3-6--x-x-x-x- | C5 There is a French girl in the mirror babe She's wearing satin strings Her dog is named Toulouse Lautrec He's seen some dirty things F5 There's a piano in the mirror babe But all it's keys are black C5 The monkey's playing muted horn The French girl's playing cello in the back G5 Bb5 Oh what a strange, strange way G5 Bb5 To make me start my day F5 With the news Of theses Subconscious, Overly-Familiar Blues e---3-3--------3-3-------3-3------x-x-x-x- | b---4-4--------4-4-------4-4------x-x-x-x- | g---5-5--------5-5-------5-5------x-x-x-x- | d---5-5--------5-5-------5-5------x-x-x-x- | a--3----------3---------3---------x-x-x-x- | e-------3-6--------3-6-------3-6--x-x-x-x- | C5 There is a bottle in the mirror babe And it's full of past regrets The beggar and the French girl Are drinking to forget F5 There is a windmill in the mirror babe Which the monkey painted red C5 There are hookers singing lullabies For all the tears the beggar shed G5 Bb5 Oh what a strange, strange way G5 Bb5 To make me start my day F5 With the news Of theses Subconscious, Overly-Familiar Blues e---3-3--------3-3-------3-3------x-x-x-x- | b---4-4--------4-4-------4-4------x-x-x-x- | g---5-5--------5-5-------5-5------x-x-x-x- | d---5-5--------5-5-------5-5------x-x-x-x- | a--3----------3---------3---------x-x-x-x- | e-------3-6--------3-6-------3-6--x-x-x-x- | C5 There is a midget in the mirror babe And a giant on his head And the midget's made of gummy-bears And the giant's made of led F5 There is a beggar in the mirror babe He's howling at the moon C5 He's asking for repentance But he's singing out of tune G5 Bb5 Oh what a strange, strange way G5 Bb5 To make me start my day F5 With the news Of theses Subconscious, Overly-Familiar Blues e---3-3--------3-3-------3-3----- | b---4-4--------4-4-------4-4----- | g---5-5--------5-5-------5-5----- | d---5-5--------5-5-------5-5----- | a--3----------3---------3-------- | e-------3-6--------3-6-------3-6- |