A Gentleman's Excuse Me
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Bbsus2 F/A Csus4/G F Bbsus2
Do you still keep paper flowers in the bottom drawer with your Belgian lace
F/A Dsus4 Dm
Taking them out every year to watch the colours fade away?
Bbsus2 F/A Eb/G Eb
Do you still believe in fairy tales, in battlements of shining castles
Dm C/D Dm
Safe from the dragons that lie beneath the hill?
Bbsus2 F/A Csus4/G F
Are you still a Russian princess rescued by a gypsy dancer
Bbsus2 F/A Dsus4 Dm
To anyone who'll listen is that a story you still tell?
Bbsus2 F/A Eb/G Eb
You live a life of fantasy, your diary romantic fiction
Bb C/Bb Bb C C7
Can't you see it's hard for me, can you see what I am trying to say?
F Am
It's a gentleman's excuse me so I'll take one step to the side
Bb F
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
C/E Dm /C Bb
For every one step forward we're taking two steps back
Bb F/A Csus4/G C
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Dm Bsus2 F Eb Eb Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Dm
Bb/C C
I know you still like old fashioned waltzes
Bb/C C
Your reflection in the mirror that you flirt with as you glide across the floor
Bb/D C/D
But if I told you the music's over would you want to hear
Bb/D C/D
That your dance card is empty that there's no-one really there?
Bbsus2 F/A Csus4/G
Do you still believe in Santa Claus, that there's a millionaire
F Bbsus2 F/A Dsus4 Dm
Looking for your front door with a key to a life that you'd never understand?
Bbsus2 F/A Eb/G Eb
All I have to offer is the love that I have, it's freely given
Bb C/Bb Bb C C7
You'll see its value when you see what I've tried to say
F Am
It's a gentleman's excuse me so I'll take one step to the side
Bb F
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
C/E Dm Bb
For every one step forward I'm taking two steps back
Bb F/A Csus4/G C Dm
Can you get it inside your head that from this one step forward
Bb
There's no turning back?
Bb F/A Csus4/G C Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Dm
Can you get it inside your head I'm tired of dancing?
Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Dm
We're finished dancing
How to play A Gentleman's Excuse Me
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bbsus2. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.