It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career Belle and Sebastian
Track #1 on The Boy With the Arab Strap (1998)
Belle & Sebastian
Capo 4th fret
He had a [C/G]stroke at the age of [F]24
It could have [F]been a brilliant c[C/G]areer
Painting l[Am]ines in a sc[Em]hool that was t[F]oo well known
Painting l[Am]ines with a [Em]friend that had [F]gone before
She [F]challenged [D/F#]everyone [G]to a fight
But the [F]people [C]all backed [G]down
And they [F]ran her [C]out of [G]town
Because she [F]drank and [C]swore and [G]spoke
Out of [F]turn, she [C]was the [D]village joke
She had a [C/G]stroke at the age of [F]24
It could have [F]been a brilliant [C/G]career
Getting [Am]clients to f[Em]inance her s[F]trategies
She's filling [Am]time in on [Em]Safeways on [F]Saturday
She [F]wears the [D/F#]clothes of an[G] emperor
But her [F]paintings [C]are a [G]sham
And they're [F]going [C]for a [G]grand
When the d[F]ealers [C]come to [G]view
Do they ev[F]er see [C]the r[D]eal you?
He had a s[C/G]troke at the age of [F]24
It could have [F]been a brilliant [C/G]career
Selling [Am]lies to the [Em]boys with the [F]old Dansettes
Pulling the [Am]wool, playing the [Em]fool, it's no [F]wonder that
[F]He is [D/F#]dribbling [G]spit tonight
And the [F]one he [C]sent [G]away
Was the [F]only [C]one who [G]stayed
With a [F]spoon and a [C]decent [G]book
And you can [F]tell by the [C]way she [G]looks
He is [F]sorry [C]and re[G]signed
As he [F]wets him[C]self for the [D]final time
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