Chords
[Intro]
Em G/D G
Em G/D
[Verse 1]
G The Emwar was G/Dover I was Gliving with my folks
I Emyelled upstairs,G "hey mom C#I'm off to grab some Dsmokes
and my Gfather Bcalled, "why Emyou need to smoke so A7late?
i'd Clied, I had a date
[Pre-Chorus]
Gfree from my folks' enslavement
Bskippin' along the pavement
to Gsee a brunnette,Em/G who A7i'd never met
but i'd Dnever would forget, how she looked in that Gdress
how she stuck out her handB and said
"My name is Cecily EmSmithD and I hope you likeA7 music, cause i've got
Gtwo tickets for BLa Traviata"
Emthats when I said A7"I hate opera."
[Chorus]
she Claughed and said, "Well Glucky for you, if Cyou're with Cecily
Smith,G who Ccares what you are Glistening to, it's Cwho you're listening with." G
[Interlude]
Em G/D G Em G/D
[Verse 2]
G so we Emtake our seats,G/D her hands are Gfolded in her lap
If Emnot a kiss,G then i C#at least will get a Dnap
so I Gclose my Beyes as Emthe orchestra beA7gins, then CI hear violins
[Pre Chorus]
and Gthehair on my neck was rising, Ba feeling new and surprising
but Git wasn't the sound,Em/G that A7made my heart pound
no it Dwas because I found her hand is in miGne
and that's where it will stayB until they play the final Emchord
D she says, "Were youA7 bored?
and I say, G"I guess it wasn't Bquite so bad it Emwas the best timeA7 that I ever had"
[Chorus]
she Claughed and said, "Well Glucky for you, I Cgot seats to Beethoven's Gfifth
who Ccares what you are Glistening to it's Cwho you're listening with."
[Solo]
Em C Em C a Emperfect wife C
[Bridge]
a Emperfect life C
[Verse 3]
D the Emtime exG/Dploded like a Gbullet from a gun
a Emweek, a year,G and then C#a marriage, and a Dson
and a Grental Bwhere I Emstill can hear her laugh,A7 when I playC the phonograph
[Pre-Chorus]
so GI let the music guide me
BCecily sits beside me
a Ggirl of nineteen,Em/G with A7a nervous marine
feel her Dhead begin to lean
as the melody soGars
and though it was realB it doesn't feel like it could Embe
D that night when youA7 said to me
that "I've got Gtwo tickets for BLa Traviata." Em A7
[Chorus]
G it's Csad but true, how Gmuch I miss you, I Cmiss you Cecily Smith
G CLife is not the Gthings that we do
It's Cwho we're doing them with G
[Outro]
Em G/D G Em G/D G
