Key: G
G
F
G
F
G
F
G
F
G
D
He thought he was the King of America
C
G
D
Where they pour Coca Cola just like vintage wine
G
D
Now I try hard not to become hysterical
C
G
D
But I'm not sure if I'm laughing or crying
C
I wish that I could push a button
C
F
C
And talk in the past and not the present tense
C
And watch this hurtin' feeling disappear
F
Em
Like it was common sense
G
F
G
F
It was a fine idea at the time
G
Em
F
C
G
C
Em
Am
G
C
Now it's a brilliant mistake
G
D
She said that she was working for the ABC News
C
G
D
It was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use
G
D
Her perfume was unspeakable it lingered in the air
C
G
D
Like her artificial laughter her mementos of affairs
C
"Oh" I said "I see you know him"
F
C
"Isn't that very fortunate for you"
C
And she showed me his calling card
C
F
Em
He came third an fourth and there were more than one or two
G
F
G
F
He was a fine idea at the time
G
Em
F
C
G
C
Em
Am
G
C
Now it's a brilliant mistake
G
D
He thought he was the King of America
C
G
D
But it was just a boulevard of broken dreams
G
D
A trick they do with mirrors and with chemicals
C
G
D
The words of love in whispers and the axe of love in screams
C
I wish that I could push a button
C
F
C
And talk in the past and not the present tense
C
And watch this hurtin' feeling disappear
F
Em
Like it was common sense
G
F
G
F
It was a fine idea at the time
G
Em
F
C
G
C
Em
Am
G
C
Now it's a brilliant mistake
G
F
G
F
It was a fine idea at the time
G
Em
F
C
G
C
Em
Am
G
C
G
Now it's a brilliant mistake