Iolanthe

Intro: | F# | C#/F | F# | C#/F |
Verse: | F# | F# +1 extra beat | C# | C# | C# +1 extra beat | F# |
Chorus: | B | C# | F# - F# - B - Bbm | C# | C# | B | C# | back to Intro


The placement of the chords might not be 100% but this is the ONLY chord/lyric for
this song (which is a damn shame that the tune isn't more well known).  Definitely
youtube the song for help :D


F# C#/F F# C#/F

F#
Your mother used to take the cure
                                                 C#
She kept plastic on the furniture in the living room
You used to tell your friends
                                              F#
If you never saw that place again it's be too soon

But your college beau didn't seem so bad
                                                           C#
You brought him home to Mom and Dad like you're 'sposed to do
But he wouldn't account for himself
                                                             F#
And he got along better with the hired help than he did with you

B                    C#
No big loss, I don't suppose
F#                    B
Brush it away like a fly off a rose
Continues after the ad
Bbm                                C#
We're all bound to miss a time or two
Iolanthe

(Intro)

F#
Your father always held his ground
                                                  C#
He never liked you hanging round with the lesser kind
He suffered not the weak
                                              F#
And he was never loath to speak his twisted mind

He liked to watch an evening pass
                                                             C#
Clinking the ice in his bourbon glass while you played your scales
With eyes that burned right through
                                               F#
He would say he always knew you were bound to fail

B                       C#
Shake it off and let it go
F#                     B
Brush it away till the light it shows
Bbm                        C#
We can't help what came before
Iolanthe

      B                   C#
Well who's that standing there?
F#                   B
Whatcha been doing lately?
     Bbm                      C#
Your clothes not long outta style
B                        C#
You gave us all quite a scare
         F#                B
But the years were hardly wasted
Bbm                C#
Only missing for a while
B                              C#
Don't sweat the losses, let em go
F#                         B
Toss em all out where the tall grass grows
Bbm                           C#
We're all bound to get our share
Iolanthe

(Intro)

Well who's that standing there?
Whatcha been doing lately?
Your clothes not long outta style
You gave us all quite a scare
But the years were hardly wasted
Only missing for a while
Don't sweat the losses, let em go
Toss em all out where the tall grass grows
We're all bound to get our share
Iolanthe