Tone: [Am]
Verse:
Now I'm [Am]of consenting age to be fo[Em]forgetting you in a c[F]cabaret.
Somewher[Am]Somewhere downtown where a burlesque queen may e[Em]even ask my [F]name
As she [Am]sheds her skin on stage
I'm s[Em]seated and sweating to a d[F]dance song on the club's PA
[Am]The strip joint veteran sits two away
[Em]Smirking between dignif[F]ied sips of his dignified p[Am]each a[C]nd l[Bm]ime
daiqu[F]daiquiri
Chorus:
[Am]And isn't [C]this exactly [F]where you'd like me
I'm [Dm]exactly where you'd like me, you kn[F]know
Praying for [Em]love in a l[Dm]lap dance and paying in naivety
[Am]Oh, and isn't [C]this exactly [F]where you'd like me
I'm [Dm]exactly where you'd like me, you kn[F]know
Praying for [Em]love in a l[Am]lap dance and paying in naivety
Oh......
Verse:
*PALM MUTE*
But I'm afraid that I
Well, I may of faked it
And [Am]I wouldn't be caught [Em]dead, dead, dead, [F]dead in this place
Well, [Am]I'm afraid tha[Em]that I
That's right[F]right well, that I may have faked it
Am Em F - ring out -
And I wouldn't be caught dead in this place
Chorus:
[Am]And isn't [C]this exactly [F]where you'd like me
I'm [Dm]exactly where you'd like me, you kn[F]know
Praying for [Em]love in a l[Dm]lap dance and paying in naivety
[Am]Oh, and isn't [C]this exactly [F]where you'd like me
I'm [Dm]exactly where you'd like me, you kn[F]know
Praying for [Em]love in a l[Am]lap dance and paying in naivety
Solo:
Am, Am, Dm, Dm, F, F
Well, [Am]I'm afraid t[Bm]that I
Well, I [F]may of faked it
And I[Am]I wouldn't be [Bm]caught [F]dead, dead, dead, dead, dead in this place x2
Chorus:
[Am]And isn't [C]this exactly [F]where you'd like me
I'm [Dm]exactly where you'd like me, you kn[F]know
Praying for [Em]love in a l[Dm]lap dance and paying in naivety
[Am]Oh, and isn't [C]this exactly [F]where you'd like me
I'm [Dm]exactly where you'd like me, you kn[F]know
Praying for [Em]love in a l[Dm]lap dance and paying in naivety
[Dm]Praying for love and paying in naivety
[Dm]Praying for love and paying in naivety
.....[Am].......oh.