Original Key: B Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 78
Suggested Strumming: DU,DU,DU,DU
[INTRO]
B Fm C .
[VERSE]
B Her name was Kitty
Fm Made her money being pretty and witty
F B They gave her the keys to this city
B Fm C Then they said she didn't Do it legitly, uh
B I bought a ticket
Fm She's dancing in her garters and fishnets
F B Fifty in the cast, zero missteps
Fm C Looking back, I guess it was kismet
[PRE-CHORUS]
B I waited by the stage door
B Packed in with the autograph
Fm Hounds barking her name
F B Then glowing like the end of a cigarette
B Wow, she came out
C I said, "You're living my drеam"
B Then she said to me
[CHORUS]
B Fm "Hеy, thank you for the lovely bouquet
F You're sweeter than a peach
B F C But you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe
F And you're never, ever gonna
B Fm Wait, the more you play, the more that you pay
F B You're softer than a kitten, so
B C You don't know the life of a showgirl, babe
F And you're never gonna wanna"
[VERSE]
F She was a menace
Bm The baby of the family in Lenox
Gb F Her father whored around like all men did
Bm Gb Her mother took pills and played tennis
[PRE-CHORUS]
F So she waited by the stage door
Bm Asked the club for more to arrive
Bm Gb F She said, "I'd sell my soul to have a taste of a magnificent life"
It's all mine
Gb But that's not what showgirls get
They leave us for dead
[CHORUS]
B Fm Hey, thank you for the lovely bouquet
F You're sweeter than a peach
B F C But you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe
F And you're never, ever gonna
B Fm Wait, the more you play, the more that you pay
C You're softer than a kitten, so
F C You don't know the life of a showgirl, babe
F B And you're never gonna wanna
[BRIDGE]
B I took her pearls of wisdom
C Hung them from my neck
F I paid my dues with every bruise
Fm B I knew what to expect
B C Do you wanna take a skate on the ice inside my veins?
F They ripped me off like false lashes
Fm And then threw me away
B B7 F And all the headshots on the walls
Fm B Of the dance hall are of the bitches
B B7 F Fm Who wish I'd hurry up and die
Fm But I'm immortal now, baby dolls
B I couldn't if I tried, so I say
[CHORUS]
B Fm "Thank you for the lovely bouquet
C I'm married to the hustle
B F C And now I know the life of a showgirl, babe
F And I'll never know another
B Fm Pain hidden by the lipstick and lace (Lipstick and lace)
C B F C Sequins are forever and now I know the life of a showgirl, babe
F B Fm Wouldn't have it any other way (Thank you for the lovely bouquet)
C B F C F Wouldn't have it any other way (Thank you for lovely bouquet)
B Fm Hey, Kitty (Thank you for the lovely bouquet)
C B Now I'm making money being pretty and witty
F C Thank you for the lovely bouquet"
[OUTRO]
Thank you for an unforgettable night
We will see you next time
Give it up for the band
And the dancers
And of course, Sabrina
I love you, Taylor
That's our show
We love you so much
Goodnight
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