Tom: E
E A B A
On the fainting couch, that's Monica flare for the dramatic oh, so it goes
E
and in the kitchen there, that's Leonore
A B A
who I adore, whether I should or not well I don't know
[Chorus]
E C#m
and reading the Marquise of O
B E
on the balcony, that's me
[Instrumental]
E A
[Verse]
E A E
Walking in the garden, with Penelope she says "you may kiss me now,
A
no one will see"
[Bridge]
G#m A
I say "my heart is another's and that makes me free
G#m A
besides I have a hard-won faith in the eternal Sophie
G#m A
you think I'd just throw it away, for a little TLC?"
C#m B
and reading the Answer to Job has been good for me
E F#m B A E F#m A
I was just a narcissist, a solipsist, a fantasist in that old house down by the sea
G#m
and reading the Marquise of O
A E
on the balcony, that's me
