Rehearsals for Retirement Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][F][C][G]

[Verse 1]
The days [F]grow
[C]longer for smaller [G]prizes
A G D A
I feel a [F]stranger [C]to all surpri[Em]ses
[Am]Bm E A
You can [D]have them I [G]don't want them
[Bm]C#m D
I wear a different [C]kind of [Em]garment
F#m E
In my rehearsals for [D]retirement

[Verse 2]
[G]
The lights are [F]cold again
[C]they dance below[G] me
I turn to [F]old [C]friends they
do not [Em]know [Am]me
All but [D]the beggar [G]he [Bm]remembers
I put a penny [C]down for [Em]payment
In my rehearsals for [D]retirement
[C]D[D]

[Verse 3]
[C]A - A7
Had I known the end would
end in [G]laughter
[Em]F#m E
I tell my [D]daughter it
doesn't [G]matter

[Verse 4]
The stage is [F]tainted [C]with empty voi[G]ces
The [F]ladies [C]painted they
have no [Em]choices[Am]
I take [D]my colors [G]from the stable
[Bm]They lie in tatters by t[C]he tournament
[Em]In my rehearsals for retir[D]ement

[Verse 5]
[G]
Where are the [F]armies
[C]who killed a cou[G]ntry
And turned a [F]strong [C]man
[Em]into [C]a baby[Em][Am]
No comes [D]the rabble [G]they are [Bm]welcome
I wait in an[B]ger [C]and [Em]amusement
In my rehearsals for [D]retirement

[Verse 6]
[C]
Had I known the end would
end in [G]laughter
[Em]Still I tell my daug[D]hter that
it doesn't [G]matter

[Verse 7]
Farewell my [F]own true love,
[C]farewell my fan[G]cy
Are you still [F]owin' me love,
[C]though you failed me[Em][Am]
But one [D]last gesture for
[G]her [Bm]pleasure
I'll paint your memory on
[Am]the [C]monument[Em]
In my rehearsals for [D]retirement

[Outro 1]
[D][G][F][C][G]