2

Ode To Divorce
words and music by
Regina Spektor

Moderately

with pedal throughout

mp

eat

I know I'm al - one

freely:

The food that I'm

is sud - den - ly

F/C

ing

taste

now

less

I know what it tastes

3
F

So break me to

Bb

small

do -

spare

good ones

There might be some

Like you might make a dol - lar

parts

But spare some for

Caug

parts

ses

small

Let go in

like

Bb

I'm in - side your mouth

4
C

F/C

now

Be - hind your ton

Peak - ing o - ver your mo

sils

cresc.

lars

You're talk - ing to her

Bb

now

you've eat - en some - thing min - ty and you're mak - ing that

mp

face that I like and you're go-ing in

in for the kill

kill

forthekill - er kiss kiss

forthe kiss

kiss

F7

I need your mon - ey

cresc.

Bb

and I

need your

me I need your

out?

car

It - 'll

help

cresc.

Bb

car

and I need your

love

So won't you help a bro - ther

mp

F/C

need your

F7

Won't you help a

me I

help

I need your mon - ey

Eb

It - 'll

love

mf

Eb

bro - ther out?

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C

Won't you help a bro - ther

small

Bb

But spare some for spare

ses

cresc.

parts

There might be some

small

mp

parts

do -

Let go in

out

out

Just break me to

Bb

out

out

out

good ones

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F

Eb

Bb

Won't you help a bro - ther out?

out?

F/C

llar So won't you help a bro - ther

Bb

Eb

You might make a do

- llar

Do

Won't you help a bro - ther

8
C

out

out

mp

ses

Let go in small do

Bb

spare

good ones

But spare some for

There might be some

parts

small

out

Just break me to

out

Bb

out

cresc.

parts

You might make a dol

9
Abaug

- lar There might be some good ones There might be some good ones You might make a dol

whispered:

- lar

dol - lar There might be some good ones There might be some good

You might make a

Abaug

ones

10

Poor Little Rich Boy

words and music by
Regina Spektor

Steady G

mf

Em7 D7/F#

Poor lit - tle rich boy all the cou - ples have gone
You

Em7

D7/F#

wish that they had - n't

you don't wan - na be a - lone

they wan - na kiss

and they got homes of their own

But

D7/F#

Em7

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Em7 D7/F#

D7/F#

Em7

Poor lit - tle rich boy all the cou - ples have gone have gone have gone
Andyou

don't

D/F#

love your girl

friend

D/F#

D/F#

You

- friend

And you

think

don't

love your girl

D/F#

And you

D/F#

that you should but she

thinks that she's fat but she is - n't but you don't love her an - y - way

12

D/F#

D/F#

And you know that you should

D/F#

think

Poor

Em7

D/F#

lit - tle rich boy

way

The

all the world is O - K

wa - ter runs off your skin

sim.

Em7

that you should but you don't an - y -

D/F#

And you

don't love your mo - ther

D/F#

and down in - to the

drain

You're

13

Em7

D/F#

read - ing Fitz - ge - rald

you're rea - ding Hem - ing - way

Em7

D/F#

D/F#

Em7

both su - per

smart and drink -ing in the ca - fe

D D/F#

D/F#

think that you but she

should

But you

You don't love your girl - friend

D/F#

D/F#

And you

that fat she but don't her

And you

thinks she's but isn't you love any way

D D/F#

don't love your girl - friend

They're

14

D/F#

don't love your mo

ther

D/F#

And you wish

mp

should

But you don't

D/F#

Faster... D

know that you

that you would

D/F#

You

an - y

D7/C

way ay ay uh ay uh ay ay You're so young you're so god - dam young

cresc.

Bm7

D7/C

You're so young you're so god dam young You're so young you're so god - dam young you're so

15

Bm7

god - dam young you're so god - dam young

Bm7

You're

so

young

you're

so

god

dam

young

you're

so

god

god

god

dam

young

you're

so

molto rit.

dam

young

you're

so

Bm7

D7/C

D7/C

dam

young

you're

so

You're so young you're so god - damn young

god

dam

young

you're

so

16

half speed q=h

D7/C

god

dam

young

you're so

god -

god

dam

young

you're

young

you're so

Bm7

dam

so

god

dam

young

and

you

a tempo II

don't

D/F#

D/F#

love your girl - friend and you

D/F#

D
3

D/F#

don't love your girl - friend and you don't love your girl -

love your girl - friend and you don't

friend

17

Carbon Monoxide

words and music by

Regina Spektor

Moderate swing
C9

F9

C9

F9

I'll
I
we'll
crazed

bon
bon
bon
that

we're be ing

to
you
to
crazed

mon ox
mon ox
mon ox
la

F9

F9

sleep
home
sleep
ha

zy

They'll just

ide
ide
ide
zy

C9

Bb9

go
take
go
sex

F9

F9

C9

F9

1.Car
2.Car
3.Car
say

C9

Soon
As
Soon
sex

F9

C9

C9

C9

eeeee

If
I
time
First
No
one
say we're living our

18
F9

C9

F9

don't got
I get
will no life
whole

my
my
tice
in

socks
socks
we're
bed

F9

F9

Theyslide
my
right
off of
But I don't have a gas
mask
Cuz we don't have a job
to
and we'll be in bed
but we'll

on right
on right
gone

C9

C6

Bb9

F9

repeat for verse 3 only 1.

feet
on
keep
be oh so ve - ry

C6

F9

mf

C6

F9

C6

walk

walk - a walk - a walk - a walk - a walk - a walk - a

as
I
as
I
they'll just
much

walk - a walk walk - a walk walk - a walk

F9

Bb9

F6

Bb9

19

2. 3.

2.walk - a walk - a walk - a walk - a walk - a walk - a walk - a walk - a walk - a

3.dead - a dead - a dead - a dead - a dead - a dead - a dead - a dead - a dead - a

C6

F6

walk - a walk - a walk you home

dead - a dead - a d - dead

Bb9

walk - a walk - a walk
dead - a dead - a dead

yeah
yeah

walk - a walk - a walk

dead - a dead - a dead

mp

F6

I'm so cool I'm so cool I'm so cool

But we're so cool we're so cool we're so cool

Bb9

F6

walk - a walk - a walk - a walk - a walk - a walk you

dead - a dead - a dead - a dead - a dead - a d - dead

20
C6

F9

home

yeah
yeah

Come on

mp

Come on

F/C

dad - dy

G/D

Come on

Play twice,
then D.S.
F9

dad - dy

Come on

Come on

p ( mf 2nd x)

cresc.

Bb

G/B

dad - dy

dad - dy

F/A

I'm so cool I'm so cool I'm so cool

But we're still cool we're still cool we're still cool

F/A

dad - dy

Bb

F/C

Come on

dad - dy

G/D

come on come on

F9

mon-ox

rit.

C9

F9

ide

ide

C9

bon

mon - ox

bon

F9

F9

C9

Car

C9

come on come on

Car

come on

Come on

G/B

21

The Flowers

22

words and music by

Regina Spektor

Urgently, flowing

C7

Fm/C

C7

Fm/C

with pedal

Fm9(11)

Fm/Ab

C7/G

Fm/Ab

Fm

C7

Fm/C

F9(11)

Fm9(11)

C7

Fm/Ab

Fm/Ab

F9(11)

Fm/Ab

23
C7

Fm/C

C7

Fm/C

Fm9(11)

Fm/Ab

Fm9(11)

Fm/Ab

The flow-ers you gave me are rot - ting and still I re - fuse to throw them
a

way

C7

Fm/C

C7

Fm/C

Some ofthe bulbs ne - ver o-pen'd quite ful - ly they might so I'm waiting and stay ing

Fm9(11)

wake

Fm/Ab

Fm9(11)

Fm/Ab

24
Bbm

Bbm/Ab

Bbm/G

Eb7

Things

Ab

I have

I'm al - lowed

Fm

Fm7/C

Bbm

to

Fm9/G

keep

loved

Bbm/Ab

Bbm/G

Eb7

I'll

Ab

Fm9/G

ne-ver know

if

go

Fm

slee...

to

Fm7/C

...ee

uh

uh

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Bbm

Bbm/Ab

Bbm/G

Eb7

ah

uh

Ab

oh

da da

Fm9/G

Fm

Fm7/C

C7

Fm/C

dum
da da dum
bom
ba

C7

dum

F9(11)

Fm/C

da

Fm/Ab

F9(11)

dum

Fm/Ab

26
C7

Fm/C

C7

Fm/C

The pa -pers a -round me are pi -ling and twi-sting Re gin - a the pa per - back mum - my what

F9(11)

Fm/Ab

F9(11)

Fm/Ab

then

I'm

C7

Fm/C

C7

Fm/C

ta - king the knife tothe booksthatI own andI'm chop pingand chopping and boi ling soup from

F9(11)

stone

Fm/Ab

F9(11)

Fm/Ab

27
Bbm

Bbm/Ab

Bbm/G

Eb7

Things

Ab

keep

I have loved

I'm al - lowed

Fm9/G

Fm

Fm7/C

Bbm

to

Bbm/Ab

Bbm/G

Eb7

I'll

Ab

sleep

ne-ver know

Fm9/G

if

go

Fm

to

Fm7/C

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C7

Fm/C

da

Fm/C

da

C7/G

C7

daa

Fm

Fm/Ab

Fm

Fm/C

Edim

Fm

Fm/C

Gm

Edim

Fm

da

Gm

du du

Fm/Ab

C7/G

da

C7

C7

Fm/C

C7

C7

da

Fm/C

C7

Fm

C7

ba

ba

ba

ba

ba

ba

Fm

ba

Very slow...
C7

na

na

Fm

C7

etc.

Fm

C7

Fm

vocal ad. lib.

accel. C7

Fm

29

fast, steady C7

uh

uh

uh

uh

30
Fm

C7

uh uh

uh uh

uh

uh

C7

ah uhuh

ah

Fm

uhuh

ah

uh

uh

Fm

C7

slower...

uh uh uh

ah

Fm

ah

ah

ba

da

rit.

31

Us

words and music by

Regina Spektor

Quick

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Gb/Db

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Db

Gb/Db

Db

Gb/Db

Gb/Db

Db

Gb/Db

mf

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Gb/Db

Db

- tue
of
us
They
made
a sta

And
tain
top
put
it on a moun

32
Db

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Gb/Db

Gb/Db

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Gb/Db

blow
now tou rists come and stare
at us

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bub bles with their gum
take
pho - to graphs
fun
have
fun have

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Dmaj7

Gb/Db

They'llname a ci -ty
af - ter us

sim.

33
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Dmaj7

Gb/Db

Gb/Db

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andla ter say it's all our fault
sim.

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Dmaj7

Then they'll give us a talk ing to
then they'llgive us a talk ing to

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Dmaj7

Gb/Db

Cuz they've got years

of exper - i - ence
We're

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li

ving in a

Absus4

den of

theives

34
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Ab

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Ab

rum -ma ging for ans-wers
in the
We're
pa
ges

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li
- vingin a
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and it's con ta - gious
and it's con ta gious

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and it'scon ta

- gious

and it's con ta

gious

35
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sim.

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We wear our scarves just like a noose

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But not cuz we want e - ter - nal sleep

36
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and tho our parts are slightly
used

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Gb/Db

new ones are slave la bour you can keep
We're

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li
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rummaging

for ans-wers

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pa

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We're

37
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li
ving in a
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-

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and its con ta - gious
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and its con ta - gious
and its conta gious

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Ab7

oh

sim.

38

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Ab7

vocal ad. lib.

play 3 times

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sim.

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They made a
sta - tue
of us
they made a
sta - tue
of us

39

the tou - rists come and stare at us
the sculp
tor's
ma
- ma sends re gards

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they made a

sta -

tue

of us

they made a

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sta -

tue

of us

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our no - ses

have be - gun to

rust

we're

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li
- - - ving
in a den of theives

40
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rummaging
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in the pa - ges
we're

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- - - ving
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and its conta - gious
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andits conta - gious
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41

and its conta

gious
oh
and its con ta
gious
oh

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Gb

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Ab

and its conta

gious
oh
and its conta
gious
oh

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Ab

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Ab7

oh

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vocal ad. lib.

play 3 times

Ab7

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Dbmaj7

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Db

rit.

43

06. Sailor Song

Gentle, swaying

G
F
C

She will kiss you 'til your lips

bleed

but

she will

not take her

All

Tro -pi - ca - na

the

sai - lor boys

have de - mons

dress off A - me - ri - ca - na

they sing

oh

Ken - tuck - ey why

44
C

do you

for - sake

me?

if

I was

why

did you

make

state

me?

state

it should - 've

oh

Ma - ry

Anne's

a bitch

meant

to sail

been

a - no - ther

'cuz

Ma - ry

the sea

Anne's

bitch

45
C

C/Bb

Ma - ry Anne's a

Ma - ry

e - ven
reach the bot - tom
of

Ma - ry

G to Coda

C/Bb

Anne's a

Fm/Ab

Does it mat - ter that
She will

bitch

Ma - ry

Anne's a

bitch

bitch

Fm/Ab

Anne's a

bitch

our
an - ger
could - n't

a bath
and the
tub

sails

46
G

ref - lect the

it's

such a strange

and

this gi - ant

pud

we miss
the

dle

ly hud - dle
with our
mis - siles

black

a - top

play - ing

still...

dressed in white we quiet

job

- jack on the deck

moon

girls
back

home

47

oh

sweet

home,

CODA
C

kiss you 'til your lips

home

but

bleed

D.S. al Coda

she will

not take her

dress off Ame ri - ca

na

Tro pi -ca - na

Tro pi -ca

Ame ri - ca - na

C/Bb

Fm/Ab

A - me - ri - ca na
na

C/Bb

A - me - ri - ca-

48
Fm/Ab

na

07. ***
Bear: "regina...regina..."
Reg: "What?"
Bear: "When is that song gonna start?"
Reg: "Which song?"
Bear: "The song that goes like "Da na na na na na na na Danananana."
Reg: "Oh...it's gonna start in a minute. You just gotta wait."
Bear: "OK." ....... "Regina! Start it already!!!"
Reg: "It's gonna start in a second, you just gotta wait!" ... "It's gonna start...NOW!!!"

49

08. Your Honor (acoustic)

words and music by
Regina Spektor

Fast, punky

F#5

na na na na na na na na na na na na na

i kissed your lips and i tas -ted blood

asked you what hap - pened and you said there'd been a fight

na na na na na you said"i been

C#5

na na na na na na na na

fighting for your hon or but you wouldn't un der stand

na na na na na na uh uh uh i said hold on, your ho nor, i'll get ice for your

hand

C#5

oh you been fight - ing for my hon - or but i

F#5

50

F#5

don't und - er - stand

ice

for your

na na uh

haaaaand

uh uh

you said

"c' - mon
you got

let's just
me

na na na na na na na na na na na na na you said uh
well,

get you out of that sweat - er"

and i'm just a common ho

C#5

na na na na na i said "i don't kiss

but i know what

"c' - mon ba - by, let's just make love, its the

ma - ry had
a lit - tle lamb its

on - ly thing' - ll make me bet - ter"

fleece was white as snow

hold on, yourhon - or,i'llget

ugh uh uhh

na na na na na na na na

lo - sers and i don't kiss
i am and i know what

wo - men"
i ain't

51

F#5

nuh nuh mwah nuh nuh mwahmwah mwah mwah"and i

na na nuh na na nuh uh
uh
uh
so

all are born
still won't be

Db/F

na na na na na na na na

Ebm7

for your eye

but i'm a ve - ge - tarian so its a

(pi - za - )

you tell me that you care and you ne - ver

(love me)

do

sim.

Db

fro - zen piz - za pie

Ebm7

Db/F

na na na na na

gar - gle with per - ox - ide a steak

sin - ners"
no saint

Gb

don't fight for hon - or cuz we

don't get
cut
cuz i

lie

you

Db

52

Db/F

Ebm7

fight

for my hon - or but i

Gb

fight

Db/F

hold

1.

for

my

on,

your

Db/F

hon - or

and

don't

ice

for

i'll

get

hon - or,

you

Db

un - der - stand

2.

Ebm7

just don't know why

Ebm7

just don't know why

1.

2.

your

hand

09. The Ghost of Corporate Future

words and music by

Regina Spektor

like a nursery rhyme...

Db

Ab7/C

Gb

53

Db Ab7/C

Gb

Db

mp

Ab7/C

Gb

A man walks out of his a - part - ment
it is rain -ing he's

Db Ab7/C

Gb

Db

Ab7/C

Gb

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got no um- bre -lla he starts run ning beneath the aw nings try -in to save his suit

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Ab7/C

Gb

Ab7/C

Gb

Db

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Ab7/C

Gb

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Db

Ab7/C

try - in to save his suit
try -in to dry-in 'n' try - in to dry but no good

54

When he gets to the crowd ed subway platform he takes off both of his shoes
he

Gb

Db

Ab7/C

Gb

Db

Ab7/C

Gb

steps right in - to some-bo -dy's fat loo - gie and ev' - ry - one who sees him says ew

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Db

Ab7/C

Gb

Ab7/C

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Gb

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ev' ry - one who sees him says ewww

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but he does -n't care cuzlast night he got a vi - sit from the

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Gb

ghost of cor por -ate fu - ture the ghost said take off both your shoes whatever chances you

55

get
e - spe -cially when they're wet he al so said i - ma - gine you go a - way
on a

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Db/Ab

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Gb

busi - ness trip one day

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chil - dren

Ab7/C

Gb

ne - ver made your

your

wife

moan your

Gb

have grown and you've ne - ver made your

Ab7/C

Gb

Gb

chil - dren have grown and you've

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Ab7/C

when you come back home

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wife

moan and

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peo -ple make you ner vous you'dthink theworld was ending and

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ev' ry - bo dy's fea tures have

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some how star -ted blen-ding and ev' - ry - thing is plas - tic and ev' - ry - one's sar - cas - tic and

mf

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Gb

all your food is fro - zen it needs to be de - fros - ted you'd think the world was end ing you'd

Gb/Ab

Gb/Bb

Db

Gb/Eb

think the world was end - ing you'd think the world was end - ing right now

you'd

57
Gb

think the world

was end - ing

you'd

Db

Gb/Eb

Gb/Ab

Gb

Db

Ab7/C

Db

Gb

Gb

kiss some - one nice or

Ab7/C

lick a rock

you'd

Ab7/C

Well may - be you should just

drink alotless cof - fee and ne -ver e ver watch the ten o' clock news

Gb

was end - ing

mp

Db

think the world

think the world was end - ing right now

Gb/Bb

or both

Db

Ab7/C

may - be you should

Db

Ab7/C

may - be you should

58

cut your own hair cuz that can be so fun - ny
it does - n't cost a - ny

Gb

Db

Ab7/C

Gb

Db

Gb

Db

Ab7/C

Gb

mo - ney and it al - ways grows back hair grows e - ven

Gb

Gb/Ab

Ab7/C

af - ter you're dead

Gb/Bb

Db

peo - ple are just peo - ple they should - n't make you ner - vous theworld is ev - er - last - ing it's

Ab/Eb

Gb

Gb/Ab

com - ing and it's go - ing

Gb/Bb

if you don't toss yourplas - tic thestreets won't be so plast - ic

and

59
Db

Ab/Eb

Gb

if you kiss some - bo - dy then both of you'll get prac - tice the world is e - ver -last - ing put

Gb/Ab

Gb/Bb

Db

mf

Gb/Eb

dirt - balls in your pock - et

put dirt - balls in your pock - et and take offboth yourshoes

Gb

Gb/Ab

Gb/Bb

cuz

Db

peo - ple are just peo - ple

Gb/Eb

peo - ple are just peo - ple

you

Gb

peo - ple are just peo - ple

peo - ple are just peo - ple like

Gb/Ab

Gb/Bb

peo - ple are just peo - ple

slowly, freely

60
Db

peo - ple are just peo - ple like

Ab7/Gb

and it's go - ing

the world

Ab

Db

co - ming and it's go - ing

Ab7/Gb

Db

is e - ver - last - ing

Ab

Db

it's

co - ming and it's go

it's

it's

Ab7/Gb

Db/F

is e - ver - last - ing

Db

The world

Ab

com - ing

A7/Gb

you

Ab7/Gb

Gb/Eb

ing

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10. Chemo Limo

words and music by

Regina Spektor

unhurried

Fm/C

Fm

with pedal...

Fm/C

Fm

Fm/C

had a

dream

Fm/Bb

Fm/F#

cris - py cris - py Ben - ja - min

Frank - lin came o

Dbmaj7

Fm/Bb

Fm

- ver and

ba - by - sat

all four of my kids

62
Fm/C

Fm/Bb

Fm/F#

then

in my

dream

Db

told the doc - tor off

Bbm

Fm

said

"if you don't want to do it then you don't haveto do it."

he

he said "the

Db

Bbm

truth is you'll be O K

Fm

an - y - way."

Fm/C

Then

in my

dream

Fm/Bb

Fm/F#

cris - py cris - py Ben - ja - min

Frank - lin and the

63
Db

Bbm

Fm

doc - tor

went and

had a talk with my boss

Fm/C

Some

thing a

Fm/Bb

- bout

in

sur - ance

Db

Fm/F#

Bbm

Bbm

out they said "you'll be O K

they

Fm

kept the door closed at all times Icould - n't hear or see

Db

cies

pol - i -

an - y - way"

when they came

Fm

and I

64
Db

Bbm

smiled cuz I'd known it all the

Fm

while

Ab7

Gb9

Bbm7

thank you no thank you no thank you no thank you

i ain't about to pay for this shit i can afford

Db

Ab7

Db

Gb9

Db

Gb9

Bbm7

no thank you no thank you no thank you no thank

you i ain't about to die like this i can afford

Ab7

Ab7

Gb9

Bbm7

chemo like i can afford a limo and on any given

day i'd rather ride a limosine

Ab7

Db

Gb9

Bbm7

chemo like i can afford a limo and besides this shit

is making me tired is making me

Bbm7

tired is making me tired you know i plan

to retire some day but mama gonna

Db

Ab7

Db

Gb9

Bbm7

go out in style go out in style this

no

65

Ab7

Db

Gb9

Bbm7

Ab7

Fm/C

When

Gb9

Bbm7

go out in style go out in style

shit is making me tired is making me tired is

making me tired mama gonna

Db

Fm/Bb

Fm/F#

I woke up

the kids

were be - ing

quiet

Db

Bbm

Fm

knew it was a dream, right away Icalled the lim - o - sine com - pa - ny

Fm/C

(DS lyrics to opening melody)

Fm/Bb

Fm/F#

I got
Then
had a
I

dressed
dream

I dressed the kids

as
well
cri - spy cri -spy Benja - min Frank - lin came

the
o

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Db

Bbm

Fm

li - mo - sine
ver and baby

pulled in
and
sat all four of

we piled in
my kids

the

Fm/C

doc
I

- tor
had

Fm/Bb

he asked which way

a
dream
crispy

Db

Fm/F#

we
crispy

were
head - ed
Benjamin Franklin came

Bbm

Fm

I said"Sir
o

let's just go west"and he list - en'd o - be - di - ent - ly

ver and baby - sat all four of my kids

Db

Bbm

Fm

So - phie on - ly wants to list - en to rad - io B B C

Db

Bbm

Mi - chael sat on my knees and

whis - per'd to me

Db

Fm

Bbm

Jaqu - e - line was be - ing such a big girl with her

all a - bout

67

the mean - ies

Fm

cup of tea,look - ing out of the win - dow and

Db

Bbm

Bar - bar - a

Fm

Oh my
Oh my God

she looks just like my mom

Db

Bar - bar - a

Bbm

Fm

she looks so much like my mom

to CODA

no
oh my

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Ab7

Db

Gb9

Bbm7

Ab7

thank you no thank you no thank you no thank you

i ain't about to pay for this shit i can afford

Ab7

Db

Gb9

Bbm7

no thank you no thank you no thank you no thank

you i ain't about to die like this i can afford

Ab7

Db

Gb9

Ab7

Db

Gb9

Bbm7

tired is making me tired you know i plan

to retire some day but mama gonna

Bbm7

chemo like i can afford a limo and on any given

day i'd rather ride a limosine

Ab7

Db

Gb9

Bbm7

chemo like i can afford a limo and besides this shit

is making me tired is making me

Ab7

Db

Gb9

Bbm7

Db

Gb9

Bbm7

go out in style go out in style

Ab7

shit is making me tired is making me tired is

making me tired mama gonna

Gb9

go out in style go out in style this

Bbm7

Db

Fm/C

69

beatboxing.. ad lib:

Db

Style...

t - t - dvv - t - t - ts - t - t - t - ts style...

t - t dvv - t - t - ts - t - t - t - ts

Bbm7

Fm

style...

t - t dvv - t - t - ts - t - t - t - ts

D.S. al Coda

style...

t - t dvv - t - t - ts - t - t - t - ts

Db

Bar

Bbm7

bar-a

Fm

she looks so much just like my mom

70

11. Somedays
words and music by
Regina Spektor

Slow, sweetly

F9

poco rit.
Csus4/G

F9/A

mp

Csus4/B

F9

Csus4/G

F9/A

Csus4/B

a tempo
F9

some - days

Am7

go as

Csus4/G

ar - en't

your's

F 3

G/B

days

they come and

Am7

if they're some - one els - e's

at all

G/B

they come and leave you be - hind some one

71

F 3

els - e's

F9

face

Am7

hear a sin - gle

sweep up,

and then they

leave

board

creak

stron - ger than the

cresc.

G/B

floor

C G/B Am7

to keep

G/B

and you don't

friends you try

they

Am7

Csus4/G

and cold - er than yours

G/F

and it's harsh er than yours

come in all quiet,

by your

they're so much

side

72
C

G7/C

down

Am7

mf

down

town

I'm

F/A

G/C

town

not

Am9

here

F EmDm

C/Bb

Fm

not an - y more

i've

gone a - way don't call me don't write

F9

i'm in love with your

daugh - ter

Csus4/G

i wan - na have her

ba -



F9

by

Csus4/G

oh, i'm in love with you're

so can i

please?

G7/C

town

Am9

here

down

mf

Am7

I'm

town

not

a tempo

poco rit.
F/A

down

Csus4/G

daugh - ter

G7

G/C

F9

73

F EmDm

C/Bb

vocal ad lib

not an - y more

i've

gone a - way

cresc. poco a poco

74
Fm

F9

i've

gone

Csus4/G

write

Fm

don't call me don't

C/Bb

a - way

F9

don't call me don't write

Csus4/G

write

F9/A

Csus4/B

brrr

brr

brr

brr

F9

F9/A

brr

Csus4/G

Csus4/B

brr

brr

brr

F9

F9

Csus4/G

Csus4/G

F9/A

Csus4/B

75
F9

Csus4/G

some

days

Am7

ar - en't

at all

your's

els

e's

come

and

Am7

they come and leave you behind some - one

than yours

and it's harsh - er

G/B

G/B

days

face

go as if they're some - one els - e's

they

F 3