Weird Al Yankovic – Close But No Cigar (Guitar)

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These chords were made by user "Buff" and buried in a thread on the Weird Al forums. Enjoy! [Intro] D D Dsus4 D x 3 [Verse]
D                G
Jillian was her name

          D               G
She was sweeter than aspartame

     D                     G
Her kisses reconfigured my DNA

          D                     G
And after that I never was the same

       D              G
And I loved her even more than

         D               G
Marlon Brando loved soufflé

          D                 G
She was gorgeous, she was charming,

               D                G
Yeah, she was perfect in every way

                D                G
Except she was always using the word "infer"

          D                  G
When she obviously meant "imply"
[Pre-Chorus]
        A
And I know some guys would put up with that kinda thing

      G
But frankly, I can't imagine why
[Chorus]
                          D
And I told her, I said, "Hey!

                 G
Are we playing horseshoes honey?

   Am                G
No I don't think we are,

         D           G
You're close (close!)

         D
But no cigar!"
[Verse]
D                       G
Then I met sweet young Janet

D                        G
Prettiest thing on the planet

D                          G
Had a body hotter than a habañero

        D                    G
She had lips like a ripe pomegranate

           D                 G
And I was crazy like Manson about her

            D                       G
She got me all choked up like Mama Cass

            D                   G
She had a smile so incredibly radiant

            D                                   G
You had to watch it through a piece of smoked glass

                  D                     G
I thought: after all these years of searching around

              D             G
I've found my soulmate finally
[Pre-Chorus]
               A
But one day I found out she actually owned a copy

   G
Of Joe Dirt on DVD, oh no
[Chorus]
          D
I said, "Hey!

                G     
Are we lobbin' hand grenades, kiddo?

   Am                G
No I don't think we are

         D           G
You're close (close!)

              D           G
Oh, so very close (close!)

                    D           
Yeah baby, you're close (close!)

     G             D
So close, but no cigar!"
[Bridge]
   D5 D7 
Aww yeah

   Dsus4 Dm
Aww no

   Asus4 Asus4
Aww yeah

   A A 
Aww no

   D
Alright!
[Verse]
D                   G
Julie played water polo

            D                    G
She wore a ribbon on her left manolo

             D                        G
She had me sweating like Nixon every time she was near

              D                         G
My heart was beating like a Buddy Rich solo

           D                  G
And she was everything I've dreamed of

                D                       G
She moved right up to number one on my list

           D                             G
And did I mention she's a world famous billionaire

            D               G
Bikini supermodel astrophysicist

                  D                         G
Yeah, she was so pretty she made Charlize Theron

             D                  G
Look like a big fat slobbering pig
[Pre-Chorus]
          A
The only caveat is one of her earlobes

            G
Was just a little tiny bit too big
[Chorus]
        D
I said Hey!

               G
Are we doing government work here?

   Am                G
No I don't think we are!

         D           G
You're close! (Close!)

                D           G
So very, very close! (Close!)

                    D           
Aaw, baby, you're close! (Close!)

     G
So close!

        D
But no cigar!

              G
Missed it by that much! (No cigar!)

D           G
   Ah, yeah! Ah, right! (No cigar!)

D                           G
   Really, really, really close!

          D
But no cigar!