A Gentleman's Excuse Me
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Do you still keep paper flowers in the bottom drawer with your Belgian lace
Taking them out every year to watch the colours fade away?
Do you still believe in fairy tales, in battlements of shining castles
Safe from the dragons that lie beneath the hill?
Are you still a Russian princess rescued by a gypsy dancer
To anyone who'll listen is that a story you still tell?
You live a life of fantasy, your diary romantic fiction
Can't you see it's hard for me, can you see what I am trying to say?
It's a gentleman's excuse me so I'll take one step to the side
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
For every one step forward we're taking two steps back
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
I know you still like old fashioned waltzes
Your reflection in the mirror that you flirt with as you glide across the floor
But if I told you the music's over would you want to hear
That your dance card is empty that there's no-one really there?
Do you still believe in Santa Claus, that there's a millionaire
Looking for your front door with a key to a life that you'd never understand?
All I have to offer is the love that I have, it's freely given
You'll see its value when you see what I've tried to say
It's a gentleman's excuse me so I'll take one step to the side
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
For every one step forward I'm taking two steps back
Can you get it inside your head that from this one step forward
There's no turning back?
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
We're finished dancing
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Readable chord sheet for A Gentleman's Excuse Me by Fish
Do you [Bbsus2]still keep paper [F/A]flowers in the [Csus4]bottom[G] drawer [F]with your Belgian [Bbsus2]lace Taking them [F/A]out every year to watch the [Dsus4]colours fade [Dm]away? Do you [Bbsus2]still believe in [F/A]fairy tales, in [Eb/G]battlements o[Eb]f shining castles [Dm]Safe from the [C/D]dragons that [Dm]lie beneath the hill? Are you [Bbsus2]still a Russian [F/A]princess [Csus4]rescue[G]d by a [F]gypsy dancer [Bbsus2]To anyone who'll [F/A]listen is that a [Dsus4]story you still [Dm]tell? You [Bbsus2]live a life of [F/A]fantasy, your [Eb/G]diary [Eb]romantic fiction [Bb]Can't you see it's [C/Bb]hard for me, can you [Bb]see what I am trying to s[C]ay[C7]? It's a [F]gentleman's excuse me so I'll tak[Am]e one step to the side Can you [Bb]get it inside your head I'm tired [F]of dancing? For [C/E]every [Dm]one step forward we[C]'re taking [Bb]two steps back Can you g[Bb]et it in[F/A]side your [Csus4]head I[G]'m [C]tired of dancing? [Dsus4] [Dm] [Dsus4] [Dm] [Bsus2] [F] [Eb] [Eb] [Dsus4] [Dm] [Dsus4] [Dm] I know you [Bb]sti[C]ll like old fashioned [C]waltzes Your reflection in the [Bb]mir[C]ror that you flirt with as you [C]glide across the floor But if I t[Bb/D]old you the music's over[C/D] would you want to hear That your [Bb/D]dance card is empty that there's[C/D] no-one really there? Do you [Bbsus2]still believe in [F/A]Santa Claus, that there's a [Csus4]millio[G]naire [F]Looking for your [Bbsus2]front door with a [F/A]key to a life that you'd [Dsus4]never unders[Dm]tand? [Bbsus2]All I have to o[F/A]ffer is the l[Eb/G]ove that I have, it's freely[Eb] given [Bb]You'll see its [C/Bb]value when you [Bb]see what I've tried to[C] s[C7]ay It's a [F]gentleman's excuse me so I'll take[Am] one step to the side Can you [Bb]get it inside your head I'm [F]tired of dancing? For [C/E]every [Dm]one step forward I'm taking [Bb]two steps back Can you [Bb]get it i[F/A]nside your [Csus4]head t[G]hat f[C]rom this [Dm]one step forward There's no [Bb]turning back? Can you [Bb]get it [F/A]inside your [Csus4]head I[G]'m t[C]ired of dan[Dsus4]cing? [Dm] [Dsus4] [Dm] We're finished danc[Dsus4]ing [Dm] [Dsus4] [Dm]