Funeral Tango
(Brel)
Intro: C F Em Dm G
C
Ah, I can see them now
F
Clutching a handkerchief
Fm G
And blowing me a kiss
C Em C
Discreetly asking how
C
How come he died so young
F
Or was he very old
Fm G/F(=G7)
Is the body still warm
G E E7/G# E
Is it already cold
Am
All doors are open wide
Em
They grope around inside
C7 F
My desk, my drawers, my trunk
Fm Em
There's nothing left to hide
D#dim7
Some love letters are there
Dm
And an old photograph
G
They've laid my poor soul bare
C
And all they do is laugh
Em C
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha - ha, ha, ha!
C
Ah, I can see them all
F
So formal and so stiff
Fm G
Like a sergeant-at-arms
C Em C
At the policeman's ball
C
And everybody's pushing
F
To be the first in line
Fm G/F
Their hearts upon their sleeves
G E E7/G# E
Like a ten-cent valentine
Am
The old women are there
Em
Too old to give a damn
C7 F
They brought along the kids
Fm Em
Who don't know who I am
D#dim7
They're thinking about the price
Dm
Of my funeral bouquet
G
What they're thinking isn't nice
C
For now they'll have to pay
Em C
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha - ha, ha, ha
C
Oh, I see all of you
F
All of my phony friends
Fm
Who can't wait till it ends
G C Em C
Who can't wait till it's through
C
Oh, I see all of you
F
You've been laughing all these years
Fm
And now all that you have left
G E E7/G# E
Are a few crocodile tears
Am
Ah, you don't even know
Em
That you're entering your hell
C7 F
As you leave my cemetery
Fm Em
And you think you're doing well
D#dim7
With that one who's at your side
Dm
You're as proud as you can be
G
Ah, she's going to make you cry
C
But not the way you cried for me
Em C
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha - ha, ha, ha
C
Ah, I can see me now
F
So cold and so alone
Fm
As the flowers slowly die
G C Em C
In my field of little bones
C
Ah, I can see me now
F
I can see me at the end
Fm G/F
Of this voyage that I'm on
G E E7/G# E
Without a love, without a friend
Am
Now all this that I see
Em
Is not what I deserve
C7 F
They really have a nerve
Fm Em
To say these things to me
D#dim7
No, girls, just bread and water
Dm
All your money you must save
G
Or there'll be nothing left for us
C
When you're dead and in your grave
Em C C#(b5) C
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha - ha, ha, ha!
End