cost of living

Standard Tuning (Capo II) Verse 1: G Em7 G Em7 F amy's not having any fun. fishing for compliments from anyone. C G F#/D searching the room for ammunition. G Em7 G Em7 F pretending her feelings aren't hurt. raising the hemline on her skirt. C G F#/D calling it women's intuition. C G C Em she swallows some confidence. extracts a cigarette. C G D a gentleman lights the fuse. that dangles from her fingers. C G C Em it may be last call. but amy isn't finished yet. C G F D she feels herself warming. where his blurry vision lingers. Verse 2: G Em7 G Em7 F at his apartment on the couch. she kisses the corners of his mouth. F G F#/D prepares for subtraction and addition. C Am G she quietly gathers up her clothes. (thanks for the drinks you paid for) C Am G looks out at the houses in their rows. (i've gotten what i came for) Em C Am G F#/D Em there's always been part of me. that no one really knows. and so it goes. C G C G i never could have lived that life. a mannequin. somebody's wife. C G D the cost of living's worth it i suppose. Trumpet Solo: C G C Em she walks through the lobby. with her panties in her purse. C G C D she's asking the doorman. for directions to the subway. C G C Em she doesn't need magazines. to tell her what she's worth. C G C F D she left him a note that said. i'll call you maybe sunday maybe monday. G Em7 G Em7 F amy revolves through the front door. she's never been anybody's whore. C Am G she gets what she wants. it makes her happy