^DIt's dawned on me ^F#msuddenly And for ^Dno obvious ^F#mreason That I ^Emcan't go ^Bon Living as I ^Emam The z^Cest of life has v^Ganished Only the ^F#skeleton rem^Bmains Unexpectedly ^Em/Gvile I used to be ^F#better I used to be ^Fbetter I used to be ^Embetter I used to be ^F#better I used to be ^Fbetter I used to be ^Embetter

^EmOh, ^GPierre Our ^Ammarried feasting ^Emcrank Our most d^Cear, most k^Gind Most ^Amsmart and ^Emeccentric A ^Cwarm-hearted Russian of the ^Gold-school His ^Ampurse is always ^Emempty Because it's o^Bpen to ^Emall Oh P^Amierre Just ^Bone of a hundred ^Emsad old ^Cmen ^BLiving out their final days in ^EmMoscow

I ^Ddrink too ^F#mmuch Right ^Dnow, my friend fights and b^F#mleeds And I sit at home and r^Emead Hours at a t^Bime Hours at my s^Emcreen ^EmAnything, anything ^CAbandoned to di^Gstraction In o^F#rder to f^Bmorget We waste our l^Emives Drowning in w^F#ine^F..^Em. ^EmI never thought that I'd end up like t^F#his^{F F}I used to be ^Embetter And the ^Cwomen, they all ^Gpity me Because I'm ^Dmarried But n^Eot in l^Amove ^BFrozen at the c^Amenter

^BmIl est ch^F#armant; il n'a ^Bmpas de s^F#exe He is ^Bmcharming; he h^F#as no ^Bmsex

^EmOh, ^GPierre Our ^Ammarried feasting ^Emcrank Our most d^Cear, most k^Gind Most ^Amsmart and ^Emeccentric A ^Cwarm-hearted Russian of the ^Gold-school His ^Ampurse is always ^Emempty Because it's o^Bpen to ^Emall Oh P^Amierre Just ^Bone of a hundred ^Emsad old ^Cmen ^BLiving out their final days in ^EmMoscow

^EThere's a ringing my ^Amhead There's a s^Gickness in the ^Dworld ^DAnd everyone k^F#mnows But ^Bmpretends that they don't s^Eee Oh, I'll sort it out l^Aater But later never c^F#momes

And how ^Dmany men ^Abefore ^DGood Russian ^Amen Bel^Gieving in ^F#goodness and t^Bmruth

^AEntered that d^Goor With all their teeth and h^Dair And l^C#eft it toothless and b^F#mald? You ^F#7empty and ^Bmstupid Cont^F#7ented fell^Bmows Sati^F#7sfied with^Bm your ^F#7place ^Bm I'm d^F#7ifferent from ^Bmyou I'm d^F#7ifferent from ^Bmyou F#7 Bm F#7 Emadd9 Bm I still want to do something Or ^Bdo you struggle ^Emtoo? I ^F#pity you I ^Fpity me I ^Empity you I ^F#pity you I ^Fpity me I ^Empity you

^EmAhh...