Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

If I die a lonely death,

I'm sure its from the cigarettes

I smoked each day after you left me,

standing all alone.

Alone in my Park Avenue

apartment that smelled fresh and new

The extra set of keys from you are going to the maid.

Do the same thing for the next part!

The maid has been my only friend,

She's always there to apprehend.

The dust and grim that settles in around the crystal vase.

The crystal vase, a wedding gift,

that through the years has made the shift.

What once held flowers now holds ash,

from my two packs a day.

Verse 1

Ooo baby she walks with a thorn on her side

Them big sunglasses on her eyes

All the uptown girls say, "Hi, old woman"

Do the same thing for the next part!

"I can't take another day of this", she says.

"All I wanted was a drink and a kiss,

But I guess I'll just have to call on my bank 'cause its Swiss."

Pre-chorus

She never knew no better than to follow her nose

So I ask for your forgiveness 'cause I'm part of the show.

Now she's gone and all she's left with is a house full of clothes

Sometimes Madam it's OK to cry.

Chorus

first half):

If I die a lonely death,

I'm sure its from the cigarettes

I smoked each day after you left me,

standing all alone.

Alone in my Park Avenue

apartment that smelled fresh and new

The extra set of keys from you are going to the maid.

(interlude)

Verse 2

like verse 1)

Well she's probably just a chip off the block,

You know like coffee from a coffee pot

Well at least she can get away for a while

And get some sun on that yacht.

Pre-chorus

She never knew no better than to follow her nose

So I ask for your forgiveness 'cause I'm part of the show.

Now she's gone and all she's left with is a house full of clothes

Sometimes Madam it's OK to cry.

Chorus

If I die a lonely death,

I'm sure its from the cigarettes

I smoked each day after you left me,

standing all alone.

Alone in my Park Avenue

apartment that smelled fresh and new

The extra set of keys from you are going to the maid.

The maid has been my only friend,

She's always there to apprehend.

The dust and grim that settles in around the crystal vase.

The crystal vase, a wedding gift,

that through the years has made the shift.

What once held flowers now holds ash,

from my two packs a day.