Poise 'n Grace Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 Elliott E : A – E – D – E – D – E – A

 Olivier(O): G – D – C – D – C – D - G

Verse

They say I’m full of poison

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

I’m full of poison and grace

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

I’m the invisible man here

E A E D E

 O: G D C D

I leave my footprints all over the place

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Well off with their heads cries the May Queen

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Babe Ruth says heads up to you

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

When you’re riding on an American dream

E A E D E

 O: G D C D

It only matters what the linemen do.

E D E A A

 O: C D G G

Chorus

Hello from Alaska, from Madagascar or Detroit

E F♯ E D A

 Olivier: Em D C G

Well I’ve been watching midnight cowboy, I want a fringed coat like John Voight.

E Bm F♯ D E

 O: Am Em C D

 Verse B:

Well I was working in a shoe shop

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

When Cinderella dropped by

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

She tried on some glass running shoes

E A E D E

 O: G D C D

I stole a glimpse of her thigh

E D E A A

 O: C D G G

hadn’t spoken to her sisters

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

they got her busted from dealing ecstasy

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

She said well she might be living in a pumpkin

E A E D E

 O: G D C D

But you know her sisters were living in spiritual poverty.

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Chorus

Hello from Moscow, from Oshkow and Saint Pete

E F♯ E D A

 O: Em D C G

Well I’ve been watching east of Eden, whatever happened to Joann Fleet

E Bm F♯ D E

 O: Am Em C D

 Verse C:

Oh I’m living in a strange world

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

At least it looks that way to me

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Am I the boy in bubble

E A E D E

 O: G D C D

Or am I the old man and the sea

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Here’s to Frankenstein and Dracula

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

But their needs seem ordinary and plain

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

When you compare them to those fanatical believers

E A E D E

 O: G D C D

I hear they’re always expecting rain

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Chorus

Hello from Milano, from Amarillo and city on the plain

E F♯ E D A

 O: Em D C G

I’ve been watching sons of Katy Elder, I like that graceful strut of John Wayne

E Bm F♯ D E

 O: Am Em C D

 Verse D:

You know I was born in the suburbs

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Though I never understood what sub was

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Shopping malls, shiny cars, I felt like a soap opera star

E A E D E

 O: G D C D

I couldn’t stay there – enough was enough

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Sometimes what you think is mediocre

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Might turn extraordinary someday

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

What makes you laugh tomorrow

E A E D E

 O: G D C D

May be the same things that make you cry today

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Chorus

Goodbye from Manhattan, from Garden City and Jackson Heights

E F♯ E D A

 O: Em D C G

Oh I’ve been digging Jackson Pollack – He paints canvas like it’s a heavyweight fight.

E Bm F♯ D E

 O: Am Em C D

Verse e

Have I mentioned love – what must I be thinking

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

To my wedding knees I knealt

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Love yourself, love your neighbor – I love your shoes

E A E D E

 O: G D C D

I love the way they match your snakeskin belt

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

Lowboy rides the subway

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

He’s trapped in a world all his own

E A E A A

 O: G D G G

You stop your medications

E A E D E

 O: G D C D

You’ll find reality in the marrow of your bones

E D E A A

 O: C D G G

Chorus

Greetings from Honolulu, from Sioux City and Asbury Park

E F♯ E D A

 O: Em D C G

I’ve been listening to Nebraska Johnny 99 hits 100 as the New Jersey sky turns dark

E Bm F♯ D E

 O: Am Em C D