Commissioning a Symphony in C
Intro
Dm
verse 1
Dm Am
So you'll be an austrian nobleman
Dm C G
Commissioning a symphony in c
Bb F
Which defies all earthly descriptions
Bb F
Youll be commissioning a symphony in c
verse 2
Dm Am
With money you squeeze from the peasants
Dm C G
To your nephew you can give it as a present
Bb F
This magnificent symphony in c
Bb FCm
Youll be commissioning a symphony in c
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verse 3
Dm Am
Completely filling the palace concert hall
Dm C G
Its warm and golden like an oven thats wide open
Bb F
It has a melody both happy and sad
Bb F
Built on victorias young triads
verse 4
Dm Am
Youve entered the room with great caution
Dm C G
Though no one in the hall is even watching
Bb F
They are transfixed, they are forgetting just to breath
Bb FCm
They are so taken by your symphony... in c
bridge
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DAm
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verse 5
Dm Am
Youre sitting there thinking your thoughts
Dm C G
They are not about what is but what is not
Bb F
You are sitting there breathing in your breath
Bb F
You are seldom breathing life but mostly death
verse 6
Dm Am
So youll be an austrian nobleman
Dm C G
Commissioning a symphony in c
Bb F
Which defies all earthly descriptions
Bb F
Youll be commissioning... a symphony... in c
outro
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