Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk - Rufus Wainwright

Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk

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Intro E9 B4(7) E9 B4(7)
E9 B4(7) E9 B4(7)
 
[Verso 1]
E9 B4(7) E9 B4(7)
Cigarettes and chocolate milk
E9 B4(7) E9 B4(7)
These are just a couple of my cravings
E9 B4(7) E E7/D
Everything it seems i like's a little bit stronger
A/C# B7/A
A little bit thicker
A/C# B9 E9
A little bit harmful for me
 
[Verso 2]
B4(7) E9 B4(7)
If i should buy jellybeans
E9 B4(7) E9 B4(7)
Have to eat them all in just one sitting
E9 B4(7) E E4/D
Everything it seems i like's a little bit sweeter
A9/C# B7/F#
A little bit fatter
A/C# B9 Em
A little bit harmful for me
 
[Verso 3]
B7 Em B7
And then there's those other things
Em B7 Em B7
Which for several reasons we won't mention
Em B7 Em E4/D
Everything about them is a little bit stranger
C F#m7(5b)
A little bit harder
Am6/E B7
A little bit deadly
 
Em Am
It isn't very smart
D7 G7+
Tends to make one part
B4 B
So broken-hearted
 
( E9 B4(7) )
 
[Verso 4]
E9 B4(7) E9 B4(7)
Sitting here remembering me
E9 B4(7) E9 B4(7)
Always been a shoe made for the city
E9 B4(7) E E7/D
Go ahead, accuse me of just singing about places
A/C# B7/A
With scrappy boys faces
A/C# B9 E9
Have general run of the town
 
[Verso 5]
B4(7) E9 B4(7)
Playing with prodigal songs
E9 B4(7) E9 B4(7)
Takes a lot of sentimental valiums
E9 B4(7) E E4/D
Can't expect the world to be your raggedy andy
A9/C# B7/F#
While running on empty
A/C# B9 Em
You little old doll with a frown
 
[Verso 6]
B7 Em B7
You got to keep in the game
Em B7 Em B7
Maintaining mystique while facing forward
Em B7 Em E4/D
I suggest a reading of 'a lesson in tightropes'
C F#m7(5b)
Or 'surfing your high hopes'
Am6/E B7
Or 'adios kansas'
 
Em Am
It isn't very smart
D7 G7+
Tends to make one part
B4 B
So broken-hearted
 
E E7+ E6
Still there's not a show on my back
E E7+ E6
Holes or a friendly intervention
E B/F# A4(7) B4/F#
I'm just a little bit heiress, a little bit Irish
B7 E/B B/E A4/B A
A little bit tower of pisa whenever i see you
B4(7) G#m B6
So please be kind if i'm a mess
 
( E9 B4(7) )
 
B4(7) E E7/D A/C# B7/A
Cigarettes and chocolate milk
E9 B4(7) E
Cigarettes and chocolate milk

How to play Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E9. 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.

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