Chords: G+: 321003 or 355443 C' (=C7sus4): x32311 or x35363 F13: 131231 Bb/D: xx0331 Cm7/Bb: 635343 GGGCCsus4 F F13 F /Ab G G+ G7 C' C I came so far for beauty F F13 F Bb /Ab I left so much behind G G+ G7 C' C My patience and my family F F13 F Bb /Ab My masterpiece unsigned I thought I'd be rewarded For such a lonely choice And surely she would answer F F13 F Bb Gm To such a very hopeless voice Ab G G7 I practiced on my sainthood Ab G G7 I gave to one and all Eb Bb/D Cm Cm7/Bb But the rumours of my virtue Ab Bb7 EbGm They moved her not at all I changed my style to silver I changed my clothes to black And where I would surrender Ab Bb7 Eb Now I would attack I stormed the old casino For the money and the flesh And I myself decided What was rotten and what was fresh And men to do my bidding And broken bones to teach The value of my pardon The shadow of my reach But no I could not touch her With such a heavy hand Her star beyond my order Her nakedness unmanned I came so far for beauty I left so much behind My patience and my family My masterpiece unsigned Guitarist friendlier version Chords: A+: x02221 D' (=D7sus4): xx0213 G13: 323000 C/E: 032010 Dm7/C: x30211 A A+ A7 D' D I came so far for beauty G G13 G C /Bb I left so much behind A A+ A7 D' D My patience and my family G G13 G C /Bb My masterpiece unsigned I thought I'd be rewarded For such a lonely choice And surely she would answer G G13 G C Am To such a very hopeless voice Bb A A7 I practiced on my sainthood Bb A A7 I gave to one and all F C/E Dm Dm7/C But the rumours of my virtue Bb C7 F Am They moved her not at all I changed my style to silver I changed my clothes to black And where I would surrender Bb C7 F Now I would attack I stormed the old casino For the money and the flesh And I myself decided What was rotten and what was fresh And men to do my bidding And broken bones to teach The value of my pardon The shadow of my reach But no I could not touch her With such a heavy hand Her star beyond my order Her nakedness unmanned I came so far for beauty I left so much behind My patience and my family My masterpiece unsigned