Masochism Tango
Tom LehrerVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I ache for the touch of your lips, dear
But much more for the touch of your whips, dear
You can raise welts like nobody else
As we dance to the masochism tango
Let our love be a flame, not an ember
Say it's me that you want to dismember
Blacken my eye, set fire to my tie
As we dance to the masochism tango
At your command before you here I stand
My heart is in my hand
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It's here that I must be
My heart entreats, just hear those savage beats
And go put on your cleats and come and trample me
Your heart is hard as stone or mahogany
Which is why I'm in such exquisite agony
My soul is on fire, it's aflame with desire
Which is why I perspire when we tango
You caught my nose
In your left castanet, love
I can feel the pain yet, love
Ev'ry time I hear drums
And I envy the rose
That you held in your teeth, love
With the thorns underneath, love
Sticking into your gums
Your eyes cast a spell that bewitches
The last time I needed twenty stitches
To sew up the gash that you made with your lash
As we danced to the masochism tango
Bash in my brain and make me scream with pain
Then kick me once again and say we'll never part
I know too well I'm underneath your spell
So, Darling, if you smell something burning, it's my heart
Take your cigarette from its holder
And burn your initials in my shoulder
Fracture my spine and swear that you're mine
As we dance to the masochism tango
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Readable chord sheet for Masochism Tango by Tom Lehrer
[Em]I ache for the touch of you[Am]r lips, dear
But much [D7]more for the touch of your [G]whips, dear
[B7]You can raise welts like [Em]nobody [Am]else
As we [B7]dance to the masochism [Em]tango
Le[Em]t our love be a flame, not [Am]an ember
Say it's [D7]me that you want to dis[G]member
[B7]Blacken my eye, set [Em]fire to my [Am]tie
As we [B7]dance to the masochism [Em]tango
At your [Am]command be[D7]fore you here I [G]stand
My [Em]heart is in my [Am]hand
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It's [Ebdim7]here that I must be[E] [E7]
My heart en[Am]treats, just [D7]hear those savage [G]beats
And [Em]go put on your [Am]cleats and [D7]come and trample [G]me [B7]
Your [Em]heart is hard as stone or ma[Am]hogany
Which is [D7]why I'm in such exquisite [G]agony
My [B7]soul is on fire, it's a[Em]flame with [Am]desire
Which is [B7]why I perspire when we [Em]tango
You caught my [C]nose [C7]
In your left casta[F]net, love
I can feel the pain[B7] yet, love
Ev'ry time I hear [Em]drums
And I envy the [C]rose [C7]
That you held in your [F]teeth, love
With the thorns under[B7]neath, love
Sticking into your [Em]gums [B7]
Your [Em]eyes cast a spell that be[Am]witches
The [D7]last time I needed twenty [G]stitches
To [B7]sew up the gash that you [Em]made with your [Am]lash
As we [B7]danced to the masochism [Em]tango
Bash in my [Am]brain and [D7]make me scream with [G]pain
Then [Em]kick me once [Am]again and [Ebdim7]say we'll never part [E] [E7]
I know too [Am]well I'm [D7]underneath your [G]spell
So, [Em]Darling, if you [Am]smell something [D7]burning, it's my heart[G] [B7]
Take [Em]your cigarette from its[Am] holder
And [D7]burn your initials in my [G]shoulder
[B7]Fracture my spine and [Em]swear that you're [Am]mine
As we [B7]dance to the masochism [Em]tango