C F Em Dm G [Verse 1] C Ah, I can see them now F Clutching a handkerchief Fm G And blowing me a kiss C Em C Discreetly asking how C How come he died so young F Or was he very old Fm G7 Is the body still warm G E E7 E Is it already cold Am All doors are open wide Em They grope around inside C7 F My desk, my drawers, my trunk Fm Em There's nothing left to hide D#dim7 Some love letters are there Dm And an old photograph G They've laid my poor soul bare C And all they do is laugh Em C Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha - ha, ha, ha! {Verse 2] C Ah, I can see them all F So formal and so stiff Fm G Like a sergeant-at-arms C Em C At the policeman's ball C And everybody's pushing F To be the first in line Fm G7 Their hearts upon their sleeves G E E7 E Like a ten-cent valentine Am The old women are there Em Too old to give a damn C7 F They brought along the kids Fm Em Who don't know who I am D#dim7 They're thinking about the price Dm Of my funeral bouquet G What they're thinking isn't nice C For now they'll have to pay Em C Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha - ha, ha, ha {Verse 3] C Oh, I see all of you F All of my phony friends Fm Who can't wait till it ends G C Em C Who can't wait till it's through C Oh, I see all of you F You've been laughing all these years Fm And now all that you have left G E E7 E Are a few crocodile tears Am Ah, you don't even know Em That you're entering your hell C7 F As you leave my cemetery Fm Em And you think you're doing well D#dim7 With that one who's at your side Dm You're as proud as you can be G Ah, she's going to make you cry C But not the way you cried for me Em C Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha - ha, ha, ha [Verse 4] C Ah, I can see me now F So cold and so alone Fm As the flowers slowly die G C Em C In my field of little bones C Ah, I can see me now F I can see me at the end Fm G7 Of this voyage that I'm on G E E7 E Without a love, without a friend Am Now all this that I see Em Is not what I deserve C7 F They really have a nerve Fm Em To say these things to me D#dim7 No, girls, just bread and water Dm All your money you must save G Or there'll be nothing left for us C When you're dead and in your grave Em C C#(b5) C Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha - ha, ha, ha!