D7
[Verse 1]
G
She came on the stage
C
In a dress like the sky
G
She had painted a sunset
F
Around her eyes
And all of the people
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Were charmed and surprised
C G D7
How pretty and high and shy she was
C G D7
Pretty and high and shy
[Verse 2]
G
She at the window
C
And the prince upon the bed
G
They were for an hour
F
Before he said
If she had no place else
She was welcome to stay
D7 G
But she better get back
F D7
And she thanked him the same
C G D7
Leaving him pretty and high and dry
C G D7
Pretty and high and dry
[Verse 3]
G
The prince was confused
C
So he asked the magician
G
The magician arrived
F
At the answer profound
If she takes off her dress
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Then the sky will fall down
C G
If she takes off her dress
D7
Then the sky will fall down
C G D7
'Cause she's pretty and high and a lie
C G D7 G
Pretty and high and a lie
[Verse 4]
C
I work at the circus
F
And I sleep with the clown
C
When I took off my dress
Bb
The sky fell down
And if the sky falls down
G
Then we play on the ground
F C G
'Cause I'm pretty and high and only partly a lie
F C G
Pretty and high and only partly a lie
F C G
Pretty and high and only partly a lie
