Intro: C G C F C
C
So your grandmother sounds to me
C
A woman I would be proud to be
C F C
And you say she reminds you of me
C
Every little boy is so naive
C Am Em
I will not be a victim of romance
Am B
I will not be a victim of circumstance
Am F B G
Chance or circumstance or romance, or any man
B Am Em Am C F
Who could get his dirty little hands on me
F C
So your grandfather sounds like me
F C
Head up shoulders back and proud to be
C G C
Every little girl is so naive
C
Falling in love with the first man that she sees
Am B
I will not be a victim of romance
C B Em
I will not be a victim of circumstance
Am C Em
Chance or circumstance or romance, or any man
B Dm Am B F#m Am C
Who could get his dirty little hands on me
C F C
When we were in love (if we were)
C
When we were in love
C Am F
I was an eagle
F C
And you were a dove
F C
Today I will feel something other than regret
F C
Pass me a glass and half-smoked cigarette
F C
I've damn near got no dignity left
F C
I've damn near got no dignity left
Am Em B Am
I will not be a victim of romance
C Em
I will not be a victim of circumstance
Am C
Chance or romance or circumstance, or any man
Am Em C Am C
Who could get his dirty little hands on me
C G C G C
When we were in love (if we were)
C F C
When we were in love
C F
I was an eagle
F C F
And you were a dove
F C
When we were in love (if we were)
C G Em C
When we were in love
C F
You were a dove
F Dm G F C
And I rose above you and preyed