The Ballad of Lucy Jordan — Marianne Faithfull
Chords and lyrics for The Ballad of Lucy Jordan by Marianne Faithfull (key of E).
Intro
Esus4 E (x4)
[E]
Verse 1
[Esus4] The [E]morning sun[Esus4] touched[E] lightly on[E7]
The [A]eyes of Lucy [E]Jordan
In a white suburban bedroom
In a [B]white suburban town[B7]
As she [E]lay there 'neath the covers
Dreaming [A]of a thousand [E]lovers
Till the [B]world turned to orange
And the room went spinning [E]round[E7]
Chorus
At the [A]age of thirty-seven
She [E]realized she'd never ride
Through Paris in a sports car
With the warm wind in her [B]hair
So she [E]let the phone keep [E7]ringing
As she [A]sat there softly [E]singing
Little [B]nursery rhymes she'd memorize
In her [A]daddy's easy [E]chair.
Verse 2
Her [E]husband he's off to work
And the [A]kids are off to [E]school
And there were oh so many ways
For [B]her to spend a day[B7]
She could [E]clean the house for hours
Or [A]re-arrange the [E]flowers
Or run [B]naked through the shady street
Screaming all the [E]way
Chorus
At the [A]age of thirty-seven
She [E]realized she'd never ride
Through Paris in a sports car
With the warm wind in her [B]hair
So she [E]let the phone keep [E7]ringing
As she [A]sat there softly [E]singing
Pretty [B]nursery rhymes she'd memorize
In her [A]daddy's easy [E]chair
Verse 3
The [E]evening sun touched gently on[E7]
The [A]eyes of Lucy [E]Jordan
On the rooftop where she climbed
When all the laughter grew too [B]loud
And she [E]bowed and curtsied to[E7] the man
Who [A]reached and offered [E]her his hand
And [B]led her down to the long white car
That waited, past the [E]crowd[E7]
Chorus
At the [A]age of thirty-seven
She [E]knew she'd found forever
As she rode along through Paris
With the warm wind in her [B]hair
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