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Album : The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett (2014)
Tempo : 89
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg
Capo 5
    Fm7: 131111
  Dsus4: xx0233
[Intro]
C Fm7
[Verse]
CSlept in all day,     Fm7In dirty sheets
  AmThe stain on my shirt,      Fm7Been there for weeks
   CWhen I was young       Fm7I had a dream
I Amwould be held       Dsus4in high esteem
DmI thought I'd end up a Ggentleman
CDistinguished, respected, reCfined
[Chorus]
The Dmlife that I've led, It's Gbetter unCsaid
The A#world has no use for my GkindG  
[Verse]
CToo many years,       Fm7Getting my way
AmNever let anyone,   Fm7Have their say
   CHow could I think      Fm7it would work out?
NeAmver a question,     Dsus4never a doubt
DmI thought I'd end up a Ggentleman
ACccomplished, revered and adCmired
[Chorus]
The Dmlife that I've led, I'm Gbetter off Cdead
The A#world has no room for my Gkind

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Gentlemens Choice

by Eels

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm7

Dsus4

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Album : The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett (2014)

Tempo : 89

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg

Capo 5

Fm7

: 131111

Dsus4

: xx0233

[Intro]

C Fm7

[Verse]

C Fm7

Slept in all day, In dirty sheets

Am Fm7

The stain on my shirt, Been there for weeks

C Fm7

When I was young I had a dream

Am Dsus4

I would be held in high esteem

Dm G

I thought I'd end up a gentleman

C C

Distinguished, respected, refined

[Chorus]

Dm G C

The life that I've led, It's better unsaid

A# G G

The world has no use for my kind

[Verse]

C Fm7

Too many years, Getting my way

Am Fm7

Never let anyone, Have their say

C Fm7

How could I think it would work out?

Am Dsus4

Never a question, never a doubt

Dm G

I thought I'd end up a gentleman

C C

Accomplished, revered and admired

[Chorus]

Dm G C

The life that I've led, I'm better off dead

A# G

The world has no room for my kind

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