Misc Musicals – Preludes - Lilacs (Guitar)

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[Verse 1] A
Aaug  F#m
every sunday

    D       Dm
i get lilacs

       A
in the mail

   Aaug           F#m
no matter where i am

D                       E7
moscow, dresden, or new york…

      A
white lilacs
Fdim A Ddim A [Verse 2] A
Aaug       F#m
even in winter

         D         Dm         A
when the trees are frozen and bare

   Aaug         F#m
impossibly they come

D            E7
lilacs at my door

                     A
how can i live up to this?

Fdim            A
sometimes i'm a good man

Ddim               A
and sometimes i am not
N.C. a lover, serge? N.C. no, no, natalya N.C. not a lover N.C. just a lady who likes lilacs i guess N.C. and who likes you N.C she doesn't even know me- N.C. -she admires you from afar! N.C. you music must have done something to her [Verse 3]
F#m           C#7
maybe she's my secret muse

        F#m                   C#7
and she's letting it build up inside me

A                   D        F#7       Bm
maybe each lilac is just one part of a puzzle

         E7        A
and they all fit together

B7 Dm        A
thousands of lilacs

         Dmaj7
in a grand cathedral

          C#7                      F#m
where the sun comes in through the flowers

                D
but i need them all

           E7
every last one

E7
only when they're all together

E7
when they're finally all together

E7                          A
all the lilacs will come to life

               F#7            Bm
they'll spring up and dance a rhumba

            E7
dance on my chest

                                 A
and then they'll race to an open field

            Dm              A
and they'll climb over each other

            Dm               A
and they'll build this great thing
[Verse 4]
   F#m
or maybe the lilacs are poisoning you

F#m
maybe the lilacs are blocking you

               C#7
maybe she's an anti-muse

C#7
maybe so

                     D
have you been to see dahl yet?

D
the hypnotherapist?

D
yes

A
i mean, i'm going to

A
i mean, i think i already have

C#7
you should go

               F#m
get out of the house

F#m
i have students today

Dmaj7             F#m                         A
but be back by five, the priest is coming by, to help us get an audience with the tsar

C#7
priest?

C#7
i told you this

F#m
yes, yes of course!

    Fdim                 A
you do still want to get married, cousin?

Ddim         A
cousin yes i do

A
yes i do yes i do