F# The stars got together and extinguised the moon and sun And they reigned forever in the night sky they had won D E The words assassinated the book F# B The kitchen cooked and ate the cook B C# B C# B C# B C# F# Abm Aw yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi? B A C# F# Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état) C# B F# C# B F# C# B C# F# C# B The orchestra conductor has been captured and tried and killed F# C# B A C# And the viola now occupies the throne that he formerly filled D E The bark now commands the trees F# B The queen is overruled by the bees B C# B C# B C# B C# F# Abm Aw yeah, it has a certain je ne sais quoi B A C# Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état) A E But if history is any guide F#m It cannot be understood B When you're not on the winning side Ab C# F# F# Around the dinner table, a family says grace And the son sees the secret signal on his sister's face D E Dad smiles at his wife F# B Daughter reaches for the knife B C# B C# B C# B C# F# Abm Aw yeah, it has that certain je ne sais quoi B C# Autumn leaves will burn B C# As the seasons turn F# Abm Nature's red in tooth and in claw B C# B C# F# Abm Aw yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi? B A C# F# Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état) C# F