Tone: [A]
Intro:
Une, deux, trois, quatre!
[A]
Verse:
[A]Monday morning, she’s undercover as alive
[Gbm]Slamming coffee, dark as the rings under her eyes
[D]To stay a[E]awake for corporation 9-5
Interlude:
[A]
[A]In her own world she’s a writer for the times
[Gbm]turning memoirs and pushing progress by the line
[D]a frequent of the front page
[E]Miss New York City pr[A]prime
Chorus:
[Gbm]But that’s not how the s[D]story goes
[B7]Maybe for the [Gbm]best of us
but the w[B7]whole world knows that the [D]rest of us
are living anything but [Dm]grand romantic lives
[A]
Verse:
[A]Tragic Tuesday she misses her alarm
[Gbm]Oh so convenient, her Honda Civic never starts
[D]Third time this [E]month
That she’s broke the bosses h[A]heart
-My poor Heart!-
Interlude:
[A]
[A]In her own world she’s on a private [Gbm]jet
Destination
Undecided y[D]yet
Vacation called her n[E]name and she doesn’t take regre[A]regrets
[Gbm]But that’s not how the s[D]story goes
Chorus:
[B7]Maybe for the [Gbm]best of us
But the w[B7]whole world knows that the r[D]rest of us
Are living anything but g[Dm]grand romantic l[Gbm]lives
Bridge:
[Gbm]And then if mother calls her up and asks
ab[B7]about her love and stuff she'd have to s[D]say
She’s [Dm]all alone
Verse:
One two three four
[A]In her own world she’s got a corner with a view
[Gbm]a preppy intern and secretary ingenue
[D]Trophy husband [E]
They say he models for[A]for J crew
Chorus:
But [Gbm]that’s not how the s[D]story goes
M[B7]Maybe for the [Gbm]best of us
But the w[B7]whole world knows that the r[D]rest of us
are living anything but g[Dm]grand romantic l[Gbm]lives
Yeah the w[B7]whole world knows
That the r[D]rest of us
are living anything but g[Dm]grand romantic
an[D]anything but g[Dm]grand romantic
a[D]anything but [Dm]grand romantic