[F]The guilty undertaker sighs, The [Am]lonesome organ grinder cries, The [Dm]silver saxophones say I should[C] refuse you. The [Bb]cracked bells and washed-out horns [C]Blow into my face with scorn, But it's [Dm]not that way, I wasn't born to [C]lose you. I [F]want you, I [Am]want you, I [Dm] want you so [C]bad, Honey, I want [F]you.
The [F]drunken politician leaps U[Am]pon the street where mothers weep And the [Dm]saviors who are fast asleep, They[C] wait for you. And I [Bb]wait for them to interrupt [C]Me drinkin' from that broken cup And [Dm]ask me to Open up the [C]gate for you. I [F]want you, I [Am]want you, I [Dm]want you so [C]bad, Honey, I want [F]you.
Now [Am]all my fathers, they've gone down, [Dm]True love they've been without it. But [Am]all their daughters put me down 'Cause [Bb]I don't think about[C] it.
[F]Well, I return to the Queen of Spades And [Am]talk with my chambermaid. [Dm]She knows that I'm not afraid To [C]look at her [Bb]She is good to me [C]And there's nothing she doesn't see. She [Dm]knows where I'd like to be [C]But it doesn't matter. I [F]want you, I [Am]want you, I [Dm]want you so [C]bad Honey, I [F]want you.
[F]Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit, He [Am]spoke to me, I took his flute. [Dm]No, I wasn't very cute to him, [C]Was I? But I [Bb]did it, though, because he lied [C]Because he took you for a ride And [Dm]because tine was on his side And [C]because I... I [F]want you, I [Am]want you, I [Dm]want you so [C]bad Honey, I [F]want you.
Added or amended 3rd May 2022 Reproduced soley for educational purposes