v.1
^COnce upon a time you ^Dmdressed so fine
Throw the ^Embums a dime ^Fin your prime ^Gdidn't you?
^CPeople call, say ^Dmbeware darlin you're ^Embound to fall
You ^Fthought they were all ^Gkiddin' you

^FYou used to ^Glaugh about ^Feverybody that was ^Ghangin' out
^FNow ^Emyou don't ^Dmtalk so ^Cloud, and ^Fnow ^Emyou don't ^Dmseem so ^Cproud
^DmAbout having to be ^Fscroungin' your next ^Gmeal

Chorus:
How does it ^Cfeel?^F--G How does it ^Cfeel?^F--G
To be on your ^Cown,^F--G with no direction ^Chome^F--G
Like a complete un^Cknown,^F--G like a rollin' ^Cstone^F--G

v.2
You ^Cgone to the ^Dmfinest school
Al^Emright Miss Lonely but you ^Fknow you only used to get ^Gjuiced in it
No^Cbody's ever ^Dmtaught you how to live
^EmOut on the street and ^Fnow you're gonna have to get ^Gused to it

^FYou said you'd never ^Gcompromise
^FWith the mystery tramp but now you ^Grealise
^FThat he's not ^Emselling any ^Dmali^Cbis
As you ^Fstare into the ^Emvacuum ^Dmof his ^Ceyes
^DmAnd say "Do you want to^F make a ^Gdeal?"

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v.3
Oh, you never turned around to see
The frowns on the jugglers and the clowns
When they all did their tricks for you
Never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you

You used to ride on your chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that
He really wasn't where it's at
After he'd taken from you everything he could steal

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v.4
Princess on a steeple, and all the pretty people
Drinkin', thinking that they've got it made
Exchangin' all their precious gifts
You better take that diamond ring an' pawn it babe

You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags, and the language that he used
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
When you got nothin', you got nothin to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal

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