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Crystal Vases

The Last Royals
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
If  I die a lonely death,
I'm  sure its from the  cigarettes
 I smoked  each day after you left me,
standing  all alone.
Alone  in my Park Avenue
apartment  that smelled fresh  and new
The  extra set of keys from you are going  to the maid.
 Do the same thing for the next part!
 The maid has been my only friend,
 She's always there to apprehend.
 The dust and grim that settles in around the crystal vase.
 The crystal vase, a wedding gift,
 that through the years has made the shift.
 What once held flowers now holds ash,
 from my two packs a day.
 Ooo baby she  walks with a thorn on her side
 Them big sunglasses  on her eyes
 All the  uptown girls say, "Hi, old woman"
 Do the same thing for the next part!
 "I can't take another day of this", she says.
 "All I wanted was a drink and a kiss,
 But I guess I'll just have to call on my bank 'cause its Swiss."
 She  never knew no better than to follow her nose
 So I  ask for your forgiveness 'cause I'm part of the show.
 Now she's gone and  all she's left with is a house full of clothes
 Sometimes  Madam it's OK to cry.
 first half):
 If I die a lonely death,
 I'm sure its from the cigarettes
 I smoked each day after you left me,
 standing all alone.
 Alone in my Park Avenue
 apartment that smelled fresh and new
 The extra set of keys from you are going to the maid.
 (interlude)
 like verse 1)
 Well she's probably just a chip off the block,
 You know like coffee from a coffee pot
 Well at least she can get away for a while
 And get some sun on that yacht.
 She  never knew no better than to follow her nose
 So I  ask for your forgiveness 'cause I'm part of the show.
 Now she's gone  and all she's left with is a house full of clothes
 Sometimes  Madam it's OK to cry.
 If I die a lonely death,
 I'm sure its from the cigarettes
 I smoked each day after you left me,
 standing all alone.
 Alone in my Park Avenue
 apartment that smelled fresh and new
 The extra set of keys from you are going to the maid.
 The maid has been my only friend,
 She's always there to apprehend.
 The dust and grim that settles in around the crystal vase.
 The crystal vase, a wedding gift,
 that through the years has made the shift.
 What once held flowers now holds ash,
 from my two packs a day.

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Readable chord sheet for Crystal Vases by The Last Royals

[G]If I die a lonely death,

[C]I'm sure its from the[Cm] cigarettes

I [G]smoked each day after you left me,

[C]standing all alone.

[G]Alone in my Park Avenue

[C]apartment that smelled [Cm]fresh and new

[G]The extra set of keys from you are [C]going to the maid.

Do the same thing for the next part!

The maid has been my only friend,
She's always there to apprehend.
The dust and grim that settles in around the crystal vase.

The crystal vase, a wedding gift,
that through the years has made the shift.
What once held flowers now holds ash,
from my two packs a day.

Ooo baby she[Am] walks with a thorn on her side

Them big [Dm]sunglasses on her eyes

All th[Am]e uptown girls say, "Hi, old wo[Dm]man"

Do the same thing for the next part!

"I can't take another day of this", she says.
"All I wanted was a drink and a kiss,
But I guess I'll just have to call on my bank 'cause its Swiss."

She[G] never knew no better than to follow her nose

So I[C] ask for your forgiveness 'cause I'm part of the show.

Now she's gone [G]and all she's left with is a house full of clothes

Somet[C]imes Madam it's OK to cry.       [Cm]

first half):

If I die a lonely death,
I'm sure its from the cigarettes
I smoked each day after you left me,
standing all alone.

Alone in my Park Avenue
apartment that smelled fresh and new
The extra set of keys from you are going to the maid.

(interlude)

like verse 1)

Well she's probably just a chip off the block,
You know like coffee from a coffee pot
Well at least she can get away for a while
And get some sun on that yacht.

She[G] never knew no better than to follow her nose

So I[C] ask for your forgiveness 'cause I'm part of the show.

Now she's [G]gone and all she's left with is a house full of clothes

Somet[C]imes Madam it's OK to cry.       [Cm]

If I die a lonely death,
I'm sure its from the cigarettes
I smoked each day after you left me,
standing all alone.

Alone in my Park Avenue
apartment that smelled fresh and new
The extra set of keys from you are going to the maid.

The maid has been my only friend,
She's always there to apprehend.
The dust and grim that settles in around the crystal vase.

The crystal vase, a wedding gift,
that through the years has made the shift.
What once held flowers now holds ash,
from my two packs a day.