I have seen multiple performances of this song live, and this is how she plays it.

(Intro)
e------------------------0-0-|
B-9--11-8-9--6-8-------2---2-|
G-8--10-7-8--5-7-----1-----1-|
D-10-12-9-10-7-9---2-------2-|
A----------------0---------0-|
E----------------------------|

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G-2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7---1---1---1---1---|
D-4---4---4---4---8---8---8---8---9---9---9---9---3---3---3---3---|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 What me worry/ I never do/ I'm always amused/ and amusing you

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G-2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7---1---1---1---1---|
D-4---4---4---4---8---8---8---8---9---9---9---9---3---3---3---3---|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 Sans le fear of impending doom/ Life is like banquet food/ pleasure to peruse

e---------------------------------|
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G-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D-2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E---------------------------------|
 Do I amuse you, dear/ Would you think me queer if while

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D---2---------1---------2-------|
A-4---------3---------0---------|
E-------------------------------|
 Standing beside you/ I opted instead to

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B---6-----6---5-----5---4-----4---3-----3-------0---0-|
G---5-----5---4-----4---3-----3---2-----2-----1-----1-|
D---4-----4---3-----3---2-----2---1-----1---2-------2-|
A---6-----6---5-----5---4-----4---3-----3-0---------0-|
E-4---4-4---3---3-3---2---2-2---1---1-1---------------|
 Disappear/ Disappear...

e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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G-2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7---1---1---1---1---|
D-4---4---4---4---8---8---8---8---9---9---9---9---3---3---3---3---|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 In no hurry, I'll sing my tune/ Oh, my sky's the hue/ of a ruddy bruise

e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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G-2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7---1---1---1---1---|
D-4---4---4---4---8---8---8---8---9---9---9---9---3---3---3---3---|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 And in my finest threads couture/ I'll call up my favorite muse/ for a drink half full or two

e---------------------------------|
B-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
G-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D-2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E---------------------------------|
 Do I abuse you, dear/ You have had it to here

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B-------4---------3---------1---|
G-----3---------1---------0-----|
D---2---------1---------2-------|
A-4---------3---------0---------|
E-------------------------------|
 You say love's just a bloodmatch/ to see who endures lash

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B---6-----6---5-----5---4-----4---3-----3-------0---0-|
G---5-----5---4-----4---3-----3---2-----2-----1-----1-|
D---4-----4---3-----3---2-----2---1-----1---2-------2-|
A---6-----6---5-----5---4-----4---3-----3-0---------0-|
E-4---4-4---3---3-3---2---2-2---1---1-1---------------|
 after lash/ With panache...

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G-1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2---4---4---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
D-2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---6---6---5---5---4---4---4---4-|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
 In the spring, I dust off my lute/ stuff my suitcase full of blues

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G-2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
D-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 And I'll stir the dust underneath the thrust of my clicking heels

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G-2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7---1---1---1---1---|
D-4---4---4---4---8---8---8---8---9---9---9---9---3---3---3---3---|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 C'est la vie...

e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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G-2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7---1---1---1---1---|
D-4---4---4---4---8---8---8---8---9---9---9---9---3---3---3---3---|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 What me worry/ I never do/ Life is one charming ruse/ for us lucky few

e---------------------------------|
B-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
G-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D-2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E---------------------------------|
 Did I fool you, dear/ The time is coming near when I

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G-----3---------1---------0-----|
D---2---------1---------2-------|
A-4---------3---------0---------|
E-------------------------------|
 Give you my hand/ and I'll say it's been grand, but

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B---6-----6---5-----5---4-----4---3-----3---------0-|
G---5-----5---4-----4---3-----3---2-----2-------1---|
D---4-----4---3-----3---2-----2---1-----1-----2-----|
A---6-----6---5-----5---4-----4---3-----3---0-------|
E-4---4-4---3---3-3---2---2-2---1---1-1---0---------|
 I'm out of here/ I'm out of here...

(End the song with an octave harmonic on the open e string).
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