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I used E7to vAisit all the E7very Fdimgay placAes, ThoE7se coFdimme what Amay places
Where E7one relAaxes D9on thAe axis Cdimof the wheAm7el of life
To gFdimet the feeAm7l of life from Fdimjazz and cAm7ocktails
The gE7irls I Aknew had E7sad and Fdimsullen gray Afaces 
with E7distiFdimngue trAaces
That E7used to Abe there yD9ou could Asee where Cdimthey'd beeAm7n washed away
By tFdimoo many thAm7rough the day Fdimtwelve o' Am7clock tales
ThA7en yoDmu came A7along with your Dmsiren soDmng to tGmempt me to Dmmadness
I A7thought Dmfor a wA7hile that yoDmur poignant Dmsmile was Gmtinged with the Asadness
Of a grGdimeat love foFdimr me
I FdimguessGdim, I waFdims wronEg, again Dm6I was wFrong
LBbife is Fmlonely Bbagain
AFnd only last Bb6year Feverything seeBbmed Aso C#sure
CNow lBbife is Fmawful aBbgain
A troFugh full of hBb6earts couFld only Bbbe Aa C#bore
A wFeek in PBaris could eFase the biBte of Bbit
BbAll I cBbm9are is to smBbile in sCdimpite of Bbm9it
BbI'll forBbm9get you I Bbwill, while yF7et you are sBb6till
BurFning iBbnside Amy bC#rain
         F     Fdim        Fdim         BbF7/6
Romance is mush, stifling those who strive
IBb9'll live a luCdimsh life in sBbome sGm7mall dGdimive
             Bb    Bbm       Cdim           BbF7/6  
And there I'll be, while I rot with the rest 
F7of tEbhose E7whose F7livF#7es are F7loneGdimly, toBbo 

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Lush Life

by Billy Strayhorn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fdim

Cdim

Am7

Gdim

Dm6

Bb6

Bbm9

Bb9

Gm7

Bbm

E7 A E7 Fdim A E7 Fdim A

I used to visit all the very gay places, Those come what may places

E7 A D9 A Cdim Am7

Where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life

Fdim Am7 Fdim Am7

To get the feel of life from jazz and cocktails

E7 A E7 Fdim A

The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces

E7 Fdim A

with distingue traces

E7 A D9 A Cdim Am7

That used to be there you could see where they'd been washed away

Fdim Am7 Fdim Am7

By too many through the day twelve o' clock tales

A7 Dm A7 Dm Dm Gm Dm

Then you came along with your siren song to tempt me to madness

A7 Dm A7 Dm Dm Gm A

I thought for a while that your poignant smile was tinged with the sadness

Gdim Fdim

Of a great love for me

Fdim Gdim Fdim E Dm6 F

I guess, I was wrong, again I was wrong

Bb Fm Bb

Life is lonely again

F Bb6 F Bb A C#

And only last year everything seemed so sure

C Bb Fm Bb

Now life is awful again

F Bb6 F Bb A C#

A trough full of hearts could only be a bore

F B F B Bb

A week in Paris could ease the bite of it

Bb Bbm9 Bb Cdim Bbm9

All I care is to smile in spite of it

Bb Bbm9 Bb F7 Bb6

I'll forget you I will, while yet you are still

F Bb A C#

Burning inside my brain

F Fdim Fdim Bb

F7/6

Romance is mush, stifling those who strive

Bb9 Cdim Bb Gm7 Gdim

I'll live a lush life in some small dive

Bb Bbm Cdim Bb

F7/6

And there I'll be, while I rot with the rest

F7 Eb E7 F7 F#7 F7 Gdim Bb

of those whose lives are lonely, too

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