A Lady of A Certain Age: The Divine Comedy
Intro: (finger style)
F(X2), G7(X2), C(X2), C/Bb(X2), Fadd9/A(X2), G7sus4(X2), G7(X1 strum)
Am (x02210@1) Fmaj7/ABack (103210@1)in the day you had been part of the smart set
G7 (320001@1) C9 (x3233x@1) CYou (x32010@1)holidayed with kings, dined out with starlets
F (133211@1) Dm6From (xx0201@1)London to New York, Cap-Ferrat to Capri
Am/F (102210@1) E7In (020130@1)perfume by Chanel and clothes by Givenchy
Am (x02210@1) Fmaj7You (1x3210@1)sipped camparis with David and Peter
G7 (320001@1) Csus2 (x35533@1) CAt (x32010@1)Noel's parties by Lake Geneva
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Dm6Scaling (xx0201@1)the dizzy heights of high society
Am (x02210@1) E7Armed (020130@1)only with a cheque-book and a family tree
F (133211@1) G (320003@1)
You chased the sun around the Cote d'Azur
C (x32010@1) C/Bb
Until the light of youth became obscured
F (133211@1) G7And (320001@1)left you on your own and in the shade
Bb6 (x15xxx@1) DmAn (xx0231@1)English lady of a certain age
F (133211@1) GAnd (320003@1)if a nice young man would buy you a drink
C (x32010@1) C/Bb
You'd say with a conspire-a-tor-i-al wink
F (133211@1) Fm"You (133111@1)wouldn't think that I was seventy"
F/G (303211@1) G (320003@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)he'd say, "no, you couldn't be!"
Am (x02210@1) Fmaj7/AYou (103210@1)had to marry someone very, very rich
G7 (320001@1) C9 (x3233x@1) CSo (x32010@1)that you might be kept in the style to which
F (133211@1) Dm6You (xx0201@1)had all of your life been accustomed to
Am/F (102210@1) E7But (020130@1)that the socialists had taxed away from you
Am (x02210@1) Fmaj7You (1x3210@1)gave him children, a girl and a boy
G7 (320001@1) Csus2 (x35533@1) CTo (x32010@1)keep your sanity a nanny was employed
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Dm6And (xx0201@1)when the time came they were sent away
Am (x02210@1) E7Well (020130@1)that was simply what you did in those days
Chorus; Sixty three
Am (x02210@1) Fmaj7/AYour (103210@1)son's in stocks and bonds and lives back in Surrey
G7 (320001@1) C9 (x3233x@1) CFlies (x32010@1)down once in a while and leaves in a hurry
F (133211@1) Dm6Your (xx0201@1)daughter never finished her finishing school
Am/F (102210@1) E7Married (020130@1)a strange young man of whom you don't approve
Am (x02210@1) Fmaj7Your (1x3210@1)husband's hollow heart gave out one Christmas Day
G7 (320001@1) Csus2 (x35533@1) CHe (x32010@1)left the villa to his mistress in Marseilles
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Dm6And (xx0201@1)so you come here to escape your little flat
Am (x02210@1) E7Hoping (020130@1)someone will fill your glass and let you chat about how
Chorus; fifty three
F- (133211@1)G- (320003@1)C- (x32010@1)C/Bb - F- (133211@1)G7- (320001@1)Bb6- (x15xxx@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)F- (133211@1)G- (320003@1)C- (x32010@1)C/Bb - F- (133211@1)Fm- (133111@1)F/G- (303211@1)G- (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)(finger style)
C - C/Bb - F/A - Fm - G - Finish on one strum of Am
