E (022100@1) AHe (x02220@1)had a stroke at the age of 24
A (x02220@1) EIt (022100@1)could have been a brilliant career
C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) APainting (x02220@1)lines in a school that was too well known
C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) APainting (x02220@1)lines with a friend that had gone before
E (022100@1) BShe (x2444x@1)challenged everyone to a fight
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BBut (x2444x@1)the prefects all backed down
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)they ran her out of town
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BCause (x2444x@1)she drank and swore and spoke
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) F#Out (244322@1)of turn, she was the village joke
E (022100@1) AShe (x02220@1)had a stroke at the age of 24
A (x02220@1) EIt (022100@1)could have been a brilliant career
C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) AGetting (x02220@1)clients to finance her strategies
C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) AFilling (x02220@1)time in on Safeways on Saturday
E (022100@1) BShe (x2444x@1)wears the clothes of an emperor
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BBut (x2444x@1)her paintings are a sham
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)they're going for a grand
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BWhen (x2444x@1)the dealers come to view
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) F#Do (244322@1)they ever see the real you?
E (022100@1) AHe (x02220@1)had a stroke at the age of 24
A (x02220@1) EIt (022100@1)could have been a brilliant career
C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) ASelling (x02220@1)lies to the boys with the old Dansettes
C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) APulling (x02220@1)the wool, playing the fool, it's no wonder that
BHe (x2444x@1)is dribbling spit tonight
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)the one he sent away
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BWas (x2444x@1)the only one who stayed
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BWith (x2444x@1)a spoon and a decent book
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)you can tell by the way she looks
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) Bhe (x2444x@1)is sorry and resigned
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) F#As (244322@1)he wets himself for the final time
