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Busby Berkeley Dreams

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For every C chord, add a high G (high E string, 3rd fret with your pinky).  Also, if
you like, you can play G/C for the C chords -- it sounds nice. :)
[Intro]
G   D/F#   C
C  G/B  D/A
[Verse 1]
GI should have forD/F#gotten you Clong ago
CBut you're G/Bin every D/Asong I know
GWhining and D/F#pining is Cwrong and so
On Amand so forth, G/Bof course of course,
But Cno, you can't have D/Aa divorce
[Chorus]
I Ghaven't seen you in D/F#ages
But Cit's not as bleak as it Emseems
D/F#We still Gdance on whirling D/F#stages
In my CBusby G/BBerkeley D/Adreams
GThe tears have stained all the D/F#pages
Of Cmy True Romance magaEmzines
D/F#We still Gdance in my outD/F#rageously beautiful
CBusby G/BBerkeley D/Adreams
[Verse 2]
GAnd now you D/F#want to leave Cme for good
CI reG/Bfuse to beD/Alieve you could
GYou forD/F#get we're not Cmade of wood
Well Amdarling you may G/Bdo your worst
BeCcause you'll have to D/Akill me first
[Chorus]
I Ghaven't seen you in D/F#ages
But Cit's not as bleak as it Emseems
D/F#We still Gdance on whirling D/F#stages
In my CBusby G/BBerkeley D/Adreams
GThe tears have stained all the D/F#pages
Of Cmy True Romance magaEmzines
D/F#We still Gdance in my outD/F#rageously beautiful
CBusby G/BBerkeley D/Adreams
[Solo]
|     G    D/F#|          C|
|     C   G/B   G|        D/A|
|     G    D/F#|          C|
|         D/A|        D/A|
[Chorus]
I Ghaven't seen you in D/F#ages
But Cit's not as bleak as it Emseems
D/F#We still Gdance on whirling D/F#stages
In my CBusby G/BBerkeley D/Adreams
GThe tears have stained all the D/F#pages
Of Cmy True Romance magaEmzines
D/F#We still Gdance in my outD/F#rageously beautiful
CBusby G/BBerkeley D/Adreams
[Outro]
GDo you think it's D/F#dangerous
To have CBusby G/BBerkeley D/Adreams?

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Busby Berkeley Dreams

by The Magnetic Fields

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/B

D/A

For every C chord, add a high G (high E string, 3rd fret with your pinky). Also, if

you like, you can play G/C for the C chords -- it sounds nice. :)

[Intro]

G D/F# C

C G/B D/A

[Verse 1]

G D/F# C

I should have forgotten you long ago

C G/B D/A

But you're in every song I know

G D/F# C

Whining and pining is wrong and so

Am G/B

On and so forth, of course of course,

C D/A

But no, you can't have a divorce

[Chorus]

G D/F#

I haven't seen you in ages

C Em

But it's not as bleak as it seems

D/F# G D/F#

We still dance on whirling stages

C G/B D/A

In my Busby Berkeley dreams

G D/F#

The tears have stained all the pages

C Em

Of my True Romance magazines

D/F# G D/F#

We still dance in my outrageously beautiful

C G/B D/A

Busby Berkeley dreams

[Verse 2]

G D/F# C

And now you want to leave me for good

C G/B D/A

I refuse to believe you could

G D/F# C

You forget we're not made of wood

Am G/B

Well darling you may do your worst

C D/A

Because you'll have to kill me first

[Chorus]

G D/F#

I haven't seen you in ages

C Em

But it's not as bleak as it seems

D/F# G D/F#

We still dance on whirling stages

C G/B D/A

In my Busby Berkeley dreams

G D/F#

The tears have stained all the pages

C Em

Of my True Romance magazines

D/F# G D/F#

We still dance in my outrageously beautiful

C G/B D/A

Busby Berkeley dreams

[Solo]

G D/F# C

| | |

C G/B G D/A

| | |

G D/F# C

| | |

D/A D/A

| | |

[Chorus]

G D/F#

I haven't seen you in ages

C Em

But it's not as bleak as it seems

D/F# G D/F#

We still dance on whirling stages

C G/B D/A

In my Busby Berkeley dreams

G D/F#

The tears have stained all the pages

C Em

Of my True Romance magazines

D/F# G D/F#

We still dance in my outrageously beautiful

C G/B D/A

Busby Berkeley dreams

[Outro]

G D/F#

Do you think it's dangerous

C G/B D/A

To have Busby Berkeley dreams?

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