Warren Zevon - Genius

genius – warren zevon

chorded by egg flipper

standard tuning

v1 :
Dm C
i’ve got a bitter pot of je ne sais quoi
Dm C
guess what? i’m stirring it with a monkey’s paw
A# A
since i saw you coming out of my barber’s shop
Dm Am
in that skimpy little halter top

v2 :
Dm C
did you light the candles? did you put on “kind of blue”?
Dm C
did you use that ivy league voodoo on him , too?
A# A
he thinks he’ll be alright but he doesn’t know for sure
Dm Am
like every other unindicted co – conspirator

chorus
F C
mata hari had a house in france
Dm C
where she worked on all her secret plans
A# A
men were falling for her sight unseen
Dm Am
she was a genius

v3 :
Dm C
there’s A a face in every window of the songwriters’ neighborhood
Dm C
everybody’s your best friend when you’re doing well , i mean good
A# Am
the poet who lived next door when you were young and poor
Dm Am
grew up to be a backstabbing entrepreneur

chorus
F C
albert einstein was a ladies’ man
Dm C
while he was working on his universal plan
A# A
he was making out like charlie sheen
Dm Am
he was a genius

v4 :
Dm C
when you dropped me and you staked your claim
Dm C
on a v . i . p . who could make your name
A# A
you latched on to him and i became
Dm Am
a minor incon – venience

v5 :
Dm C
your protege don’t care about art
Dm C
i’m the one who always told you you were smart
A# A
you broke my heart into smithereens
Dm Am
and that took genius

v6 :
Dm C
you and the barber make a handsome pair
Dm C
guess what? i never liked the way he cut your hair
A# A
i didn’t like the way he turned your head
Dm Am
but there’s nothing i can do or say i haven’t done or said

chorus
F C
everybody needs a place to stand
Dm C
and a method for their schemes and scams
A# A
if i could only get my record clean
Dm
i’d be a genius