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Title: A Married Man
Artist: The Floating Man
Album: Invoking Michelangelo
Key: D
[Intro]
e|----------G-3-----------D-2-----------G-3----------A-x-----------D-2--|
B|-----------3------------3------------3-----------2------------3--|
G|-----------0------------2------------0-----------2------------2--|
D|-2h4-2-2---0--2h4-2-2---0-----0-2-4--0-----5-4-2-2---2h4-2-2--0--|
A|-----------2------------0--0h2-------2---2-------0------------0--|
E|-----------3-------------------------3---------------------------|
[Verse 1]
DTonite on Keyhole street,
Dwhere tablet, spoon & needle meet
Painfully dangerous Gfallen angels
will swoon over crooners with Dpowdery eyes
DOn Ellington Square, they're dying their hair
Dand they're finger painting on their criminal stares
They'll have to Gstruggle to tell,
paradise from hell withoDut me tonight
[Chorus]
And, I Adon't understand - No, I Bmdon't understandA  G  
What it Ameans to be a married man, I don't underDstand
[Verse 2]
DA summer ago after years of gathering mold
She stowed her ripped up slips & her Gjet black lipstick
away and let her strawberry Dblonde roots grow
DNow it's hard to believe, we were the King & the Queen
Dof the fiends in the leather and mascara scene
and Gtrampiest pair of vampire magazine Dpin-ups
Don dance hall row
[Chorus]
And, I Adon't understand - No, I Bmdon't understandA  G  
What it Ameans to be a married man, I don't underDstand
[Bridge]
In the Bmwarm morning Glight
the uDndead all someday aArise
and if the sBmunlight don't strike them Gblind
they'll wind up in lDimbo condemned to surAvive
I don't underBmstand,     CI don't underDstand
[Repeat Intro]
G        D        G       A       D
[Verse 3]
DI remember a June, when each afternoon
Dshe awakened me softly, with kisses and coffee
and sat Gnaked on the edge of the bed,
smoking Marlboro Dreds til the rise of the moon
DBut I'm too numb now to dream, suspended between
Dthe handsome woman she's become
and the need for the Ghellcat she used to be
I don't see why they botDh can't be true
[Chorus]
And, I Adon't understand - No, I Bmdon't understandA  G  
What it Ameans to be a married man, I don't underDstand
[Bridge]
In the Bmwarm morning Glight
the uDndead all someday aArise
and if the sBmunlight don't strike them Gblind
they'll wind up in lDimbo condemned to surAvive
I don't underBmstand,     CI don't undersDtand
[Verse 4]
DTonight on Keyhole street
Dwhere fabric, moonlight and heat all meet
awkwardly cruel little Gharlots will drool
over bar stool sex tools with DX's for eyes
DOn Ellington Square they're teasing their hair
Dand they're painting on their latex play wear
they'll have to Gbalance the peril
of paradise and hell withDout me tonight
[Final CHORUS]
And, I Adon't understand - No, I Bmdon't understandA  G  
I can Ahold her sweet face in my hands
I still don't Dunderstand
[Repeat Intro]
G        D        G       A       D
[Outro]
Mmmm Gmm, Mmmm Dmm, Mm mmmm Gmm, Mm mmmm Amm, Mmmm Dmm,
Ohhh GOh, Ohhh DOh, Oh Ohhh GOh, Oh Ohhh AOh, Ohhh DOh

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A Married Man

by The Floating Men

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Title: A Married Man

Artist: The Floating Man

Album: Invoking Michelangelo

Key: D

[Intro]

G D G A D

e|-----------3------------2------------3-----------x------------2--|

B|-----------3------------3------------3-----------2------------3--|

G|-----------0------------2------------0-----------2------------2--|

D|-2h4-2-2---0--2h4-2-2---0-----0-2-4--0-----5-4-2-2---2h4-2-2--0--|

A|-----------2------------0--0h2-------2---2-------0------------0--|

E|-----------3-------------------------3---------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Tonite on Keyhole street,

where tablet, spoon & needle meet

Painfully dangerous fallen angels

will swoon over crooners with powdery eyes

On Ellington Square, they're dying their hair

and they're finger painting on their criminal stares

They'll have to struggle to tell,

paradise from hell without me tonight

[Chorus]

A Bm A G

And, I don't understand - No, I don't understand

A D

What it means to be a married man, I don't understand

[Verse 2]

A summer ago after years of gathering mold

She stowed her ripped up slips & her jet black lipstick

away and let her strawberry blonde roots grow

Now it's hard to believe, we were the King & the Queen

of the fiends in the leather and mascara scene

G D

and trampiest pair of vampire magazine pin-ups

on dance hall row

[Chorus]

A Bm A G

And, I don't understand - No, I don't understand

A D

What it means to be a married man, I don't understand

[Bridge]

Bm G

In the warm morning light

D A

the undead all someday arise

Bm G

and if the sunlight don't strike them blind

D A

they'll wind up in limbo condemned to survive

Bm C D

I don't understand, I don't understand

[Repeat Intro]

G D G A D

[Verse 3]

I remember a June, when each afternoon

she awakened me softly, with kisses and coffee

and sat naked on the edge of the bed,

smoking Marlboro reds til the rise of the moon

But I'm too numb now to dream, suspended between

the handsome woman she's become

and the need for the hellcat she used to be

I don't see why they both can't be true

[Chorus]

A Bm A G

And, I don't understand - No, I don't understand

A D

What it means to be a married man, I don't understand

[Bridge]

Bm G

In the warm morning light

D A

the undead all someday arise

Bm G

and if the sunlight don't strike them blind

D A

they'll wind up in limbo condemned to survive

Bm C D

I don't understand, I don't understand

[Verse 4]

Tonight on Keyhole street

where fabric, moonlight and heat all meet

awkwardly cruel little harlots will drool

over bar stool sex tools with X's for eyes

On Ellington Square they're teasing their hair

and they're painting on their latex play wear

they'll have to balance the peril

of paradise and hell without me tonight

[Final CHORUS]

A Bm A G

And, I don't understand - No, I don't understand

I can hold her sweet face in my hands

I still don't understand

[Repeat Intro]

G D G A D

[Outro]

G D G A D

Mmmm mm, Mmmm mm, Mm mmmm mm, Mm mmmm mm, Mmmm mm,

G D G A D

Ohhh Oh, Ohhh Oh, Oh Ohhh Oh, Oh Ohhh Oh, Ohhh Oh

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