Intro:
   Gbm E Bm7 Em7
   A Bm7 Bm

Verse 1:
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 Our love is a great work of satire
E
 a subtle critique
A                                Bm7
 Postmodern, a mocking masterpiece
      Dm       D        Gbm
Right up there with the Greeks
                          E
I've been satirizing ever since
                    A
The first day we met
                                Bm7
Our love is a great work of satire
     Dm              Gbm
That you just didn't get

Bridge:
              E
Every time we kissed
                      D         A
It was right up there with Swift
                      Bm
Red roses and champagne
E      D                   Gbm
It was right up there with Twain

Interlude: Gbm7 Em7 E A Bm D

Verse 2:
Gbm                              Em7
 Our love is my personal soapbox now
E
 a sarcastic affair
A                               Bm7
 Exploding with irony and burlesque
      D                 Gbm
Right up there with Voltaire
              Gbm7           Em    Bm
I meant not a single tender word
E
 That I ever said
A                                Bm7
 Our love was a great work of satire
     D              Gbm
That flew over your head
               E
-Flew over your head-

Outro: A Bm