problematic art of conversation
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so there i was at the party and everybody seemed to be so well
rehearsed
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come the time to play my part i tried but i couldn't find the page
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i stumbled through the scene
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and out the door onto the street and off the stage
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now i'm thinking of marcel marceau, marcel why is it so?
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in the problematic art of conversation
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in the problematic art of conversation
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i'm sitting down to t.v. almost every waking moment of my time
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now i find i eat i sleep i dream in hour episodes.
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it sure is hard remembering the names of everyone i meet
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so pardon me but who are you and am i wrong but are you talking to me?
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in the problematic art of conversation
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in the problematic art of conversation
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so i watch the prince and princesses of prose pissing in pockets
everyday
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and it only makes me think of oscar wilde
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and the fickleness of pop, popularity
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if i had a silver tongue i would have sold it long ago
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while poetry is dandy, there are handier collectables
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in the problematic art of conversation
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in the problematic art of conversation
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in the problematic art of conversation
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in the problematic art of conversation
fall
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i wish i was a little clearer,
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i'm slipping into the slipstream.
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i feel just like a fallen angel,
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i dreamed last night i was lost at sea.
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don't fall for me 'cause i'm already down.
EM
i'm already down
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don't fall for me 'cause i'm already down.
EM
i'm already down
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i've made friends with a boa constrictor,
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i've lost my feet in the undertow
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and the mirror's like a matrioshka doll
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and the big black clouds are out on show.
F#M BM G
don't fall for me 'cause i'm already down.
EM
i'm already down
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don't fall for me 'cause i'm already down.
EM
i'm already down
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and i don't understand
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and i don't understand
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and i don't understand
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now i'm screaming underwater
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and morpheus won't let me sleep.
D F#M C EM
the melancholy dawn birds sing to me,
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i'm getting used to their company.
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don't fall for me 'cause i'm already down.
EM
i'm already down
F#M BM G
don't fall for me 'cause i'm already down.
EM
i'm already down
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don't fall for me 'cause i'm already down.
EM
i'm already down
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and i don't understand
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and i don't understand
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and i don't understand
wednesday
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wednesday girl, wednesday boy
EM BM D
wednesday girl, wednesday boy
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comes around, in the morning, stepping lightly
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EM
taking coffee in the garden where the sunflowers inspire you
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to paint a picture, write a letter, write a letter
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wednesday girl, wednesday boy
EM BM D
wednesday girl, wednesday boy
C EM D
lunch is brie and a little wine and music on the sofa
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C
soon enough siesta now you're finally with the one you love
the one you love
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wednesday girl, wednesday boy
EM BM D
wednesday girl, wednesday boy
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nothing demanding here,
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there's an understanding here,
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no mind for matters permanent.
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no no no no mind for matters permanent
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wednesday girl, wednesday boy
EM BM D
wednesday girl, wednesday boy
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D
step out on another perfect afternoon for walking
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back to the tower, to where the battle rages on
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armed with love, armed with love
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wednesday girl, wednesday boy
EM BM D
wednesday girl, wednesday boy
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