It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career
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He had a stroke at the age of 24
It could have been a brilliant career
Painting lines in a school that was too well known
Painting lines with a friend that had gone before
She challenged everyone to a fight
But the people all backed down
And they ran her out of town
Because she drank and swore and spoke
Out of turn, she was the village joke
She had a stroke at the age of 24
It could have been a brilliant career
Getting clients to finance her strategies
She's filling time in on Safeways on Saturday
She wears the clothes of an emperor
But her paintings are a sham
And they're going for a grand
When the dealers come to view
Do they ever see the real you?
He had a stroke at the age of 24
It could have been a brilliant career
Selling lies to the boys with the old Dansettes
Pulling the wool, playing the fool, it's no wonder that
He is dribbling spit tonight
And the one he sent away
Was the only one who stayed
With a spoon and a decent book
And you can tell by the way she looks
He is sorry and resigned
As he wets himself for the final time
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Readable chord sheet for It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career by Belle And Sebastian
He had a [C/G]stroke at the age of [F]24 It could have [F]been a brilliant c[C/G]areer Painting l[Am]ines in a sc[Em]hool that was t[F]oo well known Painting l[Am]ines with a [Em]friend that had [F]gone before She [F]challenged [D/F#]everyone [G]to a fight But the [F]people [C]all backed [G]down And they [F]ran her [C]out of [G]town Because she [F]drank and [C]swore and [G]spoke Out of [F]turn, she [C]was the [D]village joke She had a [C/G]stroke at the age of [F]24 It could have [F]been a brilliant [C/G]career Getting [Am]clients to f[Em]inance her s[F]trategies She's filling [Am]time in on [Em]Safeways on [F]Saturday She [F]wears the [D/F#]clothes of an[G] emperor But her [F]paintings [C]are a [G]sham And they're [F]going [C]for a [G]grand When the d[F]ealers [C]come to [G]view Do they ev[F]er see [C]the r[D]eal you? He had a s[C/G]troke at the age of [F]24 It could have [F]been a brilliant [C/G]career Selling [Am]lies to the [Em]boys with the [F]old Dansettes Pulling the [Am]wool, playing the [Em]fool, it's no [F]wonder that [F]He is [D/F#]dribbling [G]spit tonight And the [F]one he [C]sent [G]away Was the [F]only [C]one who [G]stayed With a [F]spoon and a [C]decent [G]book And you can [F]tell by the [C]way she [G]looks He is [F]sorry [C]and re[G]signed As he [F]wets him[C]self for the [D]final time