Standard (EADGBE)

Lucy Grace can't show her face

 Down in the North End Road

 For in Belgravia

 Rumors have been whispered

 And suggestions have been made

 Did you sell your frieds out

 When the heat got too intense?

 You say you like the danger

 But it's only a pretense

 You say you need the money

 When everybody knows you can always

 Fall back on you inheritance

 Did you bruise your arms on those false alarms

 Did you bruise your pride on his smile so wide?

 Only fingertips from forbidden bliss

 Did you bruise your lips in this basement kiss?

 Who's that sneaking 'round the door?

 You can't come here no more

 Can't you go home again?

 She used to sit alone for hours

 Spend her evening watering dried flowers

 When her mother came to stay

 And finally went to bed

 Lucy Grace was in the frontroom

 Shooting through your

 She tried to take your breath away

And give you something else instead

 Did you bruise your arms on those false alarms

 Did you bruise your pride on his smile so wide?

 Only fingertips from forbidden bliss

 Did you bruise your lips in this basement kiss?

 Next year she'll serve her function

 In that Audrey Hepburn hat

 It still won't suit her much

 But she'll get over that

 She'll be pale and feign indifference

 As they're handing out the prizes

 Spilling Daddy's pearls of wisdom

 And her ugly sister's tranquilisers

 Why were you so tardy putting up your guard?

 When you hurt so easily and you try so hard

 Did you bruise your arms on these false alarms

 Did you bruise your pride on his smile so snide?

 Only fingertips from forbidden bliss

 Did you bruise your lips in this basement kiss?