all this useless beauty

D D/C#
it’s at times such as this she’d be tempted to spit
Bm D7/A
if she wasn’t so ladylike
G D/F#
she imagines how she might have lived
Em Em/F# Em/G A
back when legends and history collide
D D/C# Bm
so she looks to her prince finding since he’s so charmingly
D7/A
slumped at her side
G D/F#
those days are recalled on the gallery wall
Bm Bm/A E
and she’s waiting for passion or humor to strike

A G
what shall we do , what shall we do with all this useless beauty?
G A D
all this useless beauty

D D/C#
good friday arrived , the sky darkened on time
Bm D7/A
’til he almost began to negotiate
G D/F# Em Em/F# Em/G A
she held his head like a baby and said “it’s okay if you cry”
D D/C#
now he wants her to dress as if you couldn’t guess
Bm D7/A
he desires to impress his associates
G D/F#
but he’s part ugly beast and hellenic deceased
Bm Bm/A E
so she finds that the mixture is hard to deny

chorus

C D G
she won’t practice the looks from the great tragic books
G G/F# Em
that were later disgraced to face celluloid
C D G
it won’t even make sense but you can bet
C D G
if she isn’t a sweetheart or plaything or pet
C A
the film turns her into an unveiled threat

D D/C#
nonsense prevails , modesty fails
Bm A
grace and virtue turn into stupidity
G D/F# Em Em/F# Em/G A
while the calendar fades almost all barricades to a pale compromise
D D/C#
and our leaders have feasts on the backsides of beasts
Bm A
they still think they’re the gods of antiquity
G D/F#
if something you missed didn’t even exist
Bm Bm/A E
it was just an ideal – – is it such a surprise?

chorus [ x2 ]