Verse 1:
D F#m Amy’s bones protrude G A She is lying in the nude D Em Smoke and faint scent of perfume G A In the early afternoonVerse 2:
D F#m With her Sugarmask still on G A From her party until dawn D Em Grabbed from the bargain bin G A At the sale on the lawnG Em Harlan whispers A Em A “Baby, I don’t mean to stray, but I cannot be true.” Em A Tiptoes out the way he came Em A G D One and one don’t always make it up to twoVerse 3:
D F#m Delineated and defined G A Sometimes “to live” it means “to die” D Em And some of us still get G A Somehow you die just to surviveInterlude D F#m G A D Em G AG Em Like when Clare she whispered A Em A “John, I did not mean to stray, but I have not been true.” Em A I tiptoed out the way I came Em A G D One and one don’t always make it up to twoBridge:
Bm F#m Hangers-on! G D G B7/F# Em A Find someone else, you hangers-on!Verse 1:
D F#m Amy’s bones protrude G A She is lying in the nude D Em Smoke and faint scent of perfume G A D In the early afternoon