Key: F
Introduction:
F#
The stars got together and extinguised the moon and sun
And they reigned forever in the night sky they had won
D E
The words assassinated the book
F# B
The kitchen cooked and ate the cook
B C# B C# F# Abm
Aw yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi?
B A C# F#
Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état)
F# C# B C# F# C# B
The orchestra conductor has been captured and tried and killed
F# C# B A C#
And the viola now occupies the throne that he formerly filled
D E
The bark now commands the trees
F# B
The queen is overruled by the bees
B C# B C# F# Abm
Aw yeah, it has a certain je ne sais quoi
B A C#
Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état)
A E
But if history is any guide
F#m
It cannot be understood
B
When you're not on the winning side
F#
Around the dinner table, a family says grace
And the son sees the secret signal on his sister's face
D E
Dad smiles at his wife
F# B
Daughter reaches for the knife
B C# B C# F# Abm
Aw yeah, it has that certain je ne sais quoi
B C#
Autumn leaves will burn
B C#
As the seasons turn
F# Abm
Nature's red in tooth and in claw
B C# B C# F# Abm
Aw yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi?
B A C# F#
Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état)