Am       G              F        G
See that shadow on the wall
Am       G              F        G
Doesn't look like me at all
Am            G
Head hung down
           F              G
Intentions meltin' on the ground
Am       G           F        G
Saddest shape I ever saw

[Chorus]
C
There's so much I need to do
Cmaj7
Before I get over you
C7
But I can't bother with it all
F        Fm
   Until after Mardi Gras
C
All that music in the air
Cmaj7
Happy people everywhere
C7
Make it hard to sing the blues
F          Fm
    Until Mardi Gras is through

[Verse]
Am       G            F        G
Put my loneliness away
Am       G            F        G
Save it for a rainy day
Am        G
Delay the pain
        F                G
Nothin' ventured nothin' gained
Am          G                  F        G
The time'll come but that's okay

[Chorus]
C
Right now I ain't got the time
Cmaj7
To sit at home and cry
C7
When outside it's carnival
F          Fm
    Maybe after Mardi Gras
C
I can learn to take it well
Cmaj7
Psychoanalyze myself
C7
But for now I'm havin' fun
F             Fm
       Until Mardi Gras is done

[Solo]
Am       G      F        G (x4)

[Outro]
C
There's so much I need to do
Cmaj7
Before I get over you
C7
But I can't bother with it all
F           Fm
Until after Mardi Gras
C
Right now I ain't got the time
Cmaj7
To sit at home and cry
C7
When outside it's carnival
F         Fm
   Maybe after Mardi Gras
[x2 Outro]