Follies

Intro Cm Dm Cm G7 Cm Dm Cm G7 [Verso 1] Cm G7+ Cm G7 Here's a little story that should make you cry Cm D7 G9 Cm G7+ About two unhappy dames Cm G7+ Cm G7 Let us call them Lucy "X" and Jessie "Y" Cm D7 G9 Cm Which are not their real names [Verso 2] F7sus Now Lucy has the purity F9 Along with the unsurety F7sus F9 That comes with being only twenty-one Bbm Jessie has maturity F7+ And plenty of security Bbm7 G7 Whatever you can do with them she's done [Verso 3] Cm G7+ Cm G7 Given their advantages, you may ask why Cm D7 G9 Cm F7 G7 The two ladies have such grief Cm Dbmaj7 This is my belief D7 In brief: Instrumental Gm D+ Gm7 Gm6 Gm D+ Gm7 Gm6 Edim Fdim F#dim Gdim G#dim Adim Gbdim D7 [Verso 4] Gm D+ Lucy is juicy Gm7 C13 But terribly drab Gm D+ Jessie is dressy Gm7 C13 But cold as a slab Gm Bb13 Lucy wants to be dressy Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Jessie wants to be juicy Am7 A7 Lucy wants to be Jessie D7 Ebmaj9 Am7 And Jessie, Lucy D9 You see [Verso 5] Gm D+ Jessie is racy Gm7 C13 But hard as a rock Gm D+ Lucy is lacy Gm7 C13 But dull as a smock Gm Bb13 Jessie wants to be lacy Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Lucy wants to be Jessie Dbmaj9 Gb9 That's the sorrowful précis Bb Am7 Ab7 F7 It's very messy Instrumental Bbm F+ Bbm7 Eb6 Bbm F+ Bbm7 Eb6 [Verso 6] Cm7 F13 Dm7 Gm7 Poor, sad souls Cm7 F7 Dm7 Gm7 Itching to be switching roles Ebm7 C6 Db Lucy wants to do what Jessie does Gm7 Gb9 Ebm6 Jessie wants to be what Lucy was Instrumental Gm D+ Gm7 C13 Gm D+ Gm7 C13 [Verso 7] Gm D+ Lucy's a lassie Gm7 C13 You pat on the head Gm D+ Jessie is classy Gm7 C13 But virtually dead Ebmaj7 Bb6 Lucy wants to be classy Ebm7 Bb6 Jessie wants to be Lassie Bb6 G7 G7+ If Lucy and Jessie could only combine Cm7 I could tell you someone Cm7 Who would finally feel just fine