Key: G
Introduction:
G D Em G
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your shoes and your shellac
Bm C
Get out of my life and donâ??t come back
D G
Iâ??ve played your games for far too long
verse 1
Em D C G
Was it you who mesmerised me, or the Covent Garden lights
C G Am D
That thrilled and hypnotised me on those long fantastic nights?
C D Em C
You nearly took me in, you wore that smile upon your face
G C G C D
But I began to wake up when I saw behind the make-up and the lace
2ND
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your shoes and your shellac
Bm C
Get out of my life and donâ??t come back
D G
Iâ??ve played your games for far too long
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your tantrums and your lies
Bm C
Take your moods and your midnight cries
D G C G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
verse 2
Em D C G
Now that I know you well, I see our love affair was just a fling
C G A D
So with these final words I leave this crazy circus ring
C D Em C
I cry no wasted tears as I show you to the door
G C G C D D4 D
You can love or you can hate me, but you wonâ??t manipulate me anymore
3RD
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your shoes and your shellac
Bm C
Get out of my life and donâ??t come back
D G G4
Iâ??ve played your games for far too long
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your tantrums and your lies
Bm C
Take your moods and your midnight cries
D G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
4TH
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your shoes and your shellac
Bm C
Get out of my life and donâ??t come back
D G
Iâ??ve played your games for far too long
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your tantrums and your lies
Bm C
Take your moods and your midnight cries
D G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
FADE OUT REPRISE
G D C
Ballerina, prima donna
G C Am G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
G D C
Ballerina, prima donna
D G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
C D C
Ballerina, prima donna
G C Am G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
G D C
Ballerina, prima donna To Fade