Gm Bb
Don't hate the villain! Hate the villanelle
C Dsus4
With these picky rules and odd jigsaw rhymes
Gm Bb C Dsus4
Curses! These verses are my prison cell
[Verse 2]
Gm Bb
At school I ran from the very first bell
C Dsus4
The teacher's ruler, those maddening chimes
Gm Bb C Dsus4
Don't hate the villain! Hate the villanelle
[Verse 3]
Gm Bb
Joking in class. Oh! The words I misspell
C Dsus4
Mumbles and stammers but are those real crimes?
Gm Bb C Dsus4
Curses! These verses are my prison cell
[Verse 4]
F Gm
If someone could hear, for someone to tell
Am Bb C
But friends have all fled to faraway climes
Gm Bb C Dsus4
Don't hate the villain! Hate the villanelle
[Verse 5]
Gm Bb
I solved this puzzle but tumbled through hell
C Dsus4
These words are fractions when I needed primes
Gm Bb C Dsus4
Curses! These verses are my prison cell
[Verse 6]
Gm Bb
My hand disappears as I wave farewell
C Dsus4
This gentle quicksand turns into hard times
Gm Bb C Dsus4
Don't hate the villain! Hate the villanelle
Gm Bb C Dsus4
Curses! These verses are my prison cell