Tono: A
E
A
G
Sober in the morning light
D
Things look so much different
A
E
To how they looked last night
A
G
A pale face pressed to an unmade bed
D
A
Like flags of many nations flying high above her head
A
E
The cellophane still on the flowers
G
D
The telegram still in her hand
A
G
As whispers circulate all day
D
A
Their back-stage baby princess passed away
C#m
G#m
And you can cage the songbird
Bm
F#m
But you can't make her sing
C#m
G#m
And you can trap the free bird
Bm
F#m
But you'll have to clip her wings
E
E7
E
E7
`Cause she'll soar like a hawk when she flies
E
D
E
A
But she'll dive like an eagle when she dies
G
D
A
Ooh! ooh!
A
G
Promises of no more lies
D
Fell flat upon an empty stage
A
E
Before the audience arrived
A
G
A return in time to the cheaper seats
D
She never knew what lay beneath
A
Just a dated handbill they found between the sheets
A
E
Let down before the final curtain
G
D
A shallow heart that left her cold
A
G
She left in rouge upon the mirror
D
A
A circled kiss to the faithful fans who'd miss her
(Chorus)
A
G
D
A
Ooh! ooh! ooh!