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|   Em     F#m/B|   Em      F#m/B|   Em      F#m/B|Em  
Don’t want no Emmarble F#m/Bstatue   Emsmooth and F#m/Bcold as 
 C7ice        C9       C7    C9  C7  
Not some D7/Aman -  Em/Amade   Am7god   D/Adess       G  C#7+9cus   B7+5-9tom   cut and EmsplicedA/B  Em  Bm7  
Don’t need no Emgreat big F#m/Bset of  Emcharms to F#m/Btempt my C7heart     C9     C7oh no     C9     C7prefer the        
D7/Afeel   Am9of    Am7some   D/Athing  Greal        C#7+9       B7+5-9over plastic EmartA/B  
       Em           Bm7Well Aphro Am7dite’s got D7sus4/Agrace
but she C9ain’t the face                             
I B7+5-9know and I Emlove           A/B       Em'cause I got      
D9Blood in these veins    while C#9she’s C9some spooky dame                     
F#7+5+9Lost in the heavens B7+5above
Why do you Ab+5/Bbwanna be Am7VenusD7  
When your light shines Fmaj7/Gbrighter than the G9brightest Cmaj7star
                          F#m7-5B7addE              Em    F#m7-5  G6  
Why do you wanna be anyone else        other than who you     are
Why do you E7+5-9wanna be Am7VenusD7  
When you’re so much Fmaj7/Gmore than she could G9ever   Cmaj7be
Yeah I feel like I’m F#m7-5losing youF#m7/B  
       B7+5-9Come Emback to meA/B  Em  
Don’t want no Emhand-made F#m/Binlaid     Emporcelain A6china C13doll    oh no  Gm7/C  C13  
Not some D7/Ababe    Am9who  Am7comes D7/Aun      F#7+5-9stitched be B7+5-9fore every Emmirror           
on the wall            A/B           Em  Bm7Yeah De                         
Am7Milo’s some piece but C9no thanks B7+5-9please                                            
Not my Emcup of F#m/Btea... Oh EmnoA  
‘Cause I want D9flesh and bone      C#9and C9not some block of stone                      
F#7+5+9Lying in bed next to B7+5me
Why do you Ab+5/Bbwanna be Am7VenusD7  
When your light shines Fmaj7/Gbrighter than the G9brightest Cmaj7star
                          F#m7-5B7addE              Em    F#m7-5  G6  
Why do you wanna be anyone else        other than who you     are
Why do you E7+5-9wanna be Am7VenusD7  
When you’re so much Fmaj7/Gmore than she could G9ever   Cmaj7be
Yeah I feel like I’m F#m7-5losing you    F#m7/B  
Blame it on those Bb13dippy dreams of beauty queens
Who A13kowtow to the pressure
Dm13addE                          C7-9         G13  E7  
Prescribing to the point of view that bigger is better
Yea those Cmaj9tattooed lips those G/Bvacuumed hips Abm7this
 whole insanityBbmaj7-5/G  
F#7+5+9Remember what you do you do for B7+5-9you and not for E7+5+9me
Abm7VenusD7  
Fmaj7/GWhen your light G9shines Cmaj7brighter than the brightest star
                          F#m7-5B7addE              Em    F#m7-5  G6  
Why do you wanna be anyone else        other than who you     are
Why do you E7+5-9wanna be Am7VenusD7  
When you’re so much Fmaj7/Gmore than she could G9ever   Cmaj7be
Yeah I feel like I’m F#m7-5losing you    F#m7/B  
Come Emback to me..F#m/B.
Come Emback to meF#m/B  
Baby please come Emback to meF#m/B  
Come A/Bback yeah 
|    Em      F#m/B|     Em     F#m/B|
( Don’t want no Emmarble F#m/Bstatue Emsmooth and F#m/Bcold as  Emice )  F#m/B  
                                                  Baby  pleease
come Emback to F#m/Bme...
              Em ...N.C
Don’t want no marble statue smooth and cold as  ice

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Venus Envy

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m/B

D7/A

Em/A

Am7

D/A

C#7+9

B7+5-9

A/B

Bm7

Am9

D7sus4/A

C#9

F#7+5+9

B7+5

Ab+5/Bb

Fmaj7/G

Cmaj7

Em F#m/B Em F#m/B Em F#m/B Em

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Em F#m/B Em F#m/B

Don’t want no marble statue smooth and cold as

C7 C9 C7 C9 C7

ice

D7/A Em/A Am7 D/A G C#7+9 B7+5-9 Em A/B Em Bm7

Not some man - made god dess cus tom cut and spliced

Em F#m/B Em F#m/B C7 C9 C7 C9 C7

Don’t need no great big set of charms to tempt my heart oh no prefer the

D7/A Am9 Am7 D/A G C#7+9 B7+5-9 Em A/B

feel of some thing real over plastic art

Em Bm7 Am7 D7sus4/A

Well Aphro dite’s got grace

but she ain’t the face

B7+5-9 Em A/B Em

I know and I love 'cause I got

D9 C#9 C9

Blood in these veins while she’s some spooky dame

F#7+5+9 B7+5

Lost in the heavens above

Ab+5/Bb Am7 D7

Why do you wanna be Venus

Fmaj7/G G9 Cmaj7

When your light shines brighter than the brightest star

F#m7-5 Em F#m7-5 G6

B7addE

Why do you wanna be anyone else other than who you are

E7+5-9 Am7 D7

Why do you wanna be Venus

Fmaj7/G G9 Cmaj7

When you’re so much more than she could ever be

F#m7-5 F#m7/B

Yeah I feel like I’m losing you

B7+5-9 Em A/B Em

Come back to me

Em F#m/B Em A6 C13 Gm7/C C13

Don’t want no hand-made inlaid porcelain china doll oh no

D7/A Am9 Am7 D7/A F#7+5-9 B7+5-9 Em

Not some babe who comes un stitched be fore every mirror

A/B Em Bm7

on the wall Yeah De

Am7 C9 B7+5-9

Milo’s some piece but no thanks please

Em F#m/B Em A

Not my cup of tea... Oh no

D9 C#9 C9

‘Cause I want flesh and bone and not some block of stone

F#7+5+9 B7+5

Lying in bed next to me

Ab+5/Bb Am7 D7

Why do you wanna be Venus

Fmaj7/G G9 Cmaj7

When your light shines brighter than the brightest star

F#m7-5 Em F#m7-5 G6

B7addE

Why do you wanna be anyone else other than who you are

E7+5-9 Am7 D7

Why do you wanna be Venus

Fmaj7/G G9 Cmaj7

When you’re so much more than she could ever be

F#m7-5 F#m7/B

Yeah I feel like I’m losing you

Bb13

Blame it on those dippy dreams of beauty queens

A13

Who kowtow to the pressure

C7-9 G13 E7

Dm13addE

Prescribing to the point of view that bigger is better

Cmaj9 G/B Abm7

Yea those tattooed lips those vacuumed hips this

Bbmaj7-5/G

whole insanity

F#7+5+9 B7+5-9 E7+5+9

Remember what you do you do for you and not for me

Abm7 D7

Venus

Fmaj7/G G9 Cmaj7

When your light shines brighter than the brightest star

F#m7-5 Em F#m7-5 G6

B7addE

Why do you wanna be anyone else other than who you are

E7+5-9 Am7 D7

Why do you wanna be Venus

Fmaj7/G G9 Cmaj7

When you’re so much more than she could ever be

F#m7-5 F#m7/B

Yeah I feel like I’m losing you

Em F#m/B

Come back to me...

Em F#m/B

Come back to me

Em F#m/B

Baby please come back to me

A/B

Come back yeah

Em F#m/B Em F#m/B

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Em F#m/B Em F#m/B Em F#m/B

( Don’t want no marble statue smooth and cold as ice )

Baby pleease

Em F#m/B

come back to me...

Em ...N.C

Don’t want no marble statue smooth and cold as ice

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