Q4

D | Fm | Cm | B | B7 Bm Em Simone writes little of much consequence A7 D Gm Unless the theater’s how you pay the rent Bm Em A new work of some semi-memoir sits A7 D Gm Inside the weekend book editors desk D Gm And while they have not mentioned it D Gm She must watch roses get thrown at less D Oh, the indignity A D G It was just the thing for their Q4 D A “Deeply funny” was the rave refrain D G It was just the thing for their Q4 D A It’ll be on stands before the holidays D | Fm | Cm | B7 Bm Em Her sister was not much long for this world A7 D Gm She danced as if a dancer danced as if Bm Em As if she had a body to sustain A7 D Gm As if an audience to entertain D Gm This ironic distance kept her sane D Gm While her vessel sailed away D It was all very literary D And the truth was A D G It was just the thing for their Q4 D A What’s “deeply funny” mean anyhow? A D G It was just the thing for their Q4 D A These are the stories that we need right now F# How could she compete? Bm (I’m sure she wouldn’t mind) With a memory such as she G (But who else then I) Leigh died so many months ago F# (Could write the story of her life?) A “By now this tragedy’s my own!” F Em A Oh, oh, oh-oh oh-oh Bm Em A D Gm D Gm A D G It was just the thing for their Q4 D A “Deeply funny” was the rave refrain D G It was just the thing for their Q4 D A It’ll be on stands before the holidays A D G It was just the thing for their Q4 D A The film adaptation was a total mess A D G It was just the thing for their Q4 D A ’Til she was outed for her privilege A D G It was just a thing for their Q4 D A Can’t see her brother now unsupervised A D G It was just the thing for their Q4 D A Her family switched care right when she inquired