Written by Frank Turner
-INTRO- F Am F Am Fsus4 F* Gm7 C F -VERSE- Am Wake up in the morning you feel out of place You're a disgrace Gm Fsus4 C F Once more with resigna-----tion Am The world won't appreciate greatness today But there's bills to be paid Gm Fsus4 C Gm7 So you stumble to the sta-----tion -Pre-Chorus- C* You're wearing your most imperceptible frown Gm7 These people are adjectives to your proper noun C* As you wash through the streets of this phony old town It's wearing you down -Chorus- F And yet there you are C Dm Standing out in your favourite blue dress Fsus4 Hair is a mess F Nevertheless C Dm Fsus4 Cleopatra in Broo--klyn F Am F Am Fsus4 F* Gm7 C F -VERSE- Am You casually shed poetry like your clothes In neat little rows Gm Fsus4 C F On the floor of my hotel room Am You'd always dreamed that you'd be a princess But you'd accept less Gm Fsus4 C Gm7 Holding court holed-up in your be-----droom -Pre-Chorus- C* And I'd say I was Antony begging at your door Gm7 But I know that you'd laugh and just ask me what for C* And then just roll your eyes as I fell the floor And swear that I'm yours -Chorus- F And yet there you are C Dm Standing out in your favourite blue dress Fsus4 Hair is a mess F Nevertheless C Dm Fsus4 Cleopatra in Broo--klyn Fsus4 BRIDGE RIFF BRIDGE RIFF -BRIDGE- BRIDGE RIFF BRIDGE RIFF You wait by the Brooklyn bridge for your king to return BRIDGE RIFF BRIDGE RIFF You wait by the Brooklyn bridge for your king to return BRIDGE RIFF BRIDGE RIFF Yeah, you wait by the Brooklyn bridge for your king to return Dsus2 Dsus2/F Asus4 Cadd9 Dsus2 Dsus2/F Asus4 Then retire to your palace on Smith Street as the old rope bu-------------rns -OUTRO- Cadd9 F Yet there you are C Dm Standing out in your favourite blue dress Fsus4 Hair is a mess F Nevertheless C Dm Fsus4 Cleopatra in Broo--klyn F Yes there you are C A glittering star Dm Couldn't care less Fsus4 Who do you impress F You're my thrift store princess C Dm Fsus4 Cleopatra in Broo--klyn F Am F Am I'll come find you when the fates dessert you Fsus4 F* Gm7 C Fmaj7 I'll still hold you when the Gods dessert youhide this tab-RIFFS- BRIDGE RIFF e|----------0-------------0----------------------------------| B|-------------3-------------3----------3-------------3------| G|-------2-------------2-------------------0-------------0---| D|---0-------------0h3---------------2-------------2---------| A|-------------------------------0-------------0h3-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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