Sugarplum Elegy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][B][Em][A]
[D]
Seven [A]months

[Verse 1]
[B]older[Ebm]
Air's [Em]get [A]ting c[Em]old,
our bed's startin' [A]to creak[D]
God knows [A]where [B]you are
[Ebdim]I'm here wait[B]ing for l[Em]ove
through [A]a screen

[Verse 2]
[D]You show me the outfit you chose
[B]For the din[Ebm]ner and[Ebdim] tonight's sho[D]w
[Em]Must be nice to be your [A]clothes

[Verse 3]
Second [D]to none even at your worst
[Bm]Some[B]times I wi[Ebdim]sh
you'd put me [D]first
[Em]Nowadays you're such a [A]blur

[Verse 4]
[G]We keep dan[A]cing around the
[Bm]innocent [F#]truth [Bbdim]that we're just[A]

[Verse 5]
[A]Out [D]of [A]time ([D]oo h)[Ebdim][B][Em]
Must I die before you [A]feel [D]alive? [Ebdim](ooh)
A [Em]curse in a graceful dis[A]guise

[Verse 6]
[Em]I lo[A]ve you too muc[G]h to[Bm] stay[F#] in
[Bm]love[D]
[Bb][Bbdim][Bb][Em]

[Verse 7]
[D]
How are [A]you [B]darling? [Ebdim]How are you,[A][Bm]
[Em]really?
How was [A]Taiwan? [D](you never say)
Thanks for [A]the [B]flower[Ebdim] s, but
you've [A]been here [Em]hours
Yet your coat's still [A]very much on

[Verse 8]
[G]Tiptoein' [A]around the [Bm]bitter truth
[F#]but [Bbdim]we both know[A]
It's [G]just

[Verse 9]
[D]time [Ebdim](oo h)[B][Em]
Must I die before you [A]feel [D]alive? [Ebdim](ooh)
[B]A c[Em]urse in a graceful disg[A]uise

[Verse 10]
[G]Great was our [A]love,
it was [Bm]one for the books
We [G]gave it the [A]best [D]we could
But [G]I won't re[A]cite all my [Bbdim]lines
[F#]just to [Bm]watch you [G]and [A]I l[G]ie
I'm so [A]proud I

[Verse 11]
[Bm]got [F#]to love you
[Bm]once[D]

[Outro 1]
[Bb][D][Bm][B][Em][A]