Commissioning a Symphony In C

Dm                      Am
So you'll be an Austrian nobleman

   Dm           C           G
Commissioning a symphony in c
        Bb              
Which defies all earthly 
 F
descriptions
           Bb                      
You'll be commissioning a symphony 
  F
in c

Dm                              
With money you squeeze from the 
Am
peasants
Bb                                
To your nephew you can give it as 
  F
a present
Dm               C           G
This magnificent symphony in c
Dm     Am                 C     
You'll be commissioning a 
      G
symphony in c

F C Dm G C F C
G C

Dm                          
Completely filling the palace 
          Am
concert hall
Continúa después del anuncio
    Bb                      F
Its warm and golden like an oven 
that's wide open
Dm                   Am
It has a melody both happy and sad
Dm       C                G
Built on victorious young triads

Dm                           Am
You've entered the room with great 
caution
       Bb                    F
Though no one in the hall is even 
watching
Dm       Am
They are transfixed
Dm       C                  G
They are forgetting just to breath
Dm          C
They are so taken by your 
symphony...
G
In C

F C Dm G C F C
G C F C Dm G C

Dm                   C            
You're sitting there thinking your 
 G
thoughts
         Bb                F
They are not about what is but what 
is not
Dm                    Am
You are sitting there breathing in 
your breath
Dm             C                 
You are seldom breathing life but
        G
 mostly death


Dm                      Am
So you'll be an Austrian nobleman

   Dm           C           G
Commissioning a symphony in c
        Bb              
Which defies all earthly 
 F
descriptions

         Bb
Youll be commissioning...
F
A symphony...
G
In C