A collection of lyrics and chords
for the music of James Grant

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I’m Just Too Good For You

September 19th, 2012

Lyrics And Chords

INTRO ; C   G/B    G

Emin                 D               C

If patience was a drug

Emin                 D               C

Not a virtue, I would burn it up

Fmaj7                                                           Emin                                      D              

Like a dying man dreams only of time running way from him

Emin                 D               C

I dream only of you, Catherine

Emin                 D               C

I taste the cigarettes and the gin

Fmaj7                                                           Emin                       

And your eyes like that famous burning saint 

Emin                                   D

So resolute, so inexorable

D

I love to see you raise Cain

G                                            Amin                    D

But tell me, what am I supposed to do?

G                                            Amin                    D

You know I’m just too good for you

Amin                                                                   D

And I’m living in the shadow of my nerves

G                                 C   G/B    G

Trying to take care of you

Emin                                       D               C

You laugh at all the panicky people

Emin                                       D               C

Who don’t know aht he’re so frightened of

Fmaj7                                                           Emin 

They don’t know if it’s living or dying

D  

Or falling in love

Emin                                       D               C  

And I am one of them, Catherine

Emin                                       D               C

I am one of those you denigrate

Fmaj7                                                           Emin    

Did your daddy give it to you straight –

Emin                                   D

Take the money and run?

D

And you’re loaded like a gun

G                                            Amin                    D

But tell me, what am I supposed to do?

G                                            Amin                    D

You know I’m just too good for you

Amin                                                                   D

And I’m living in the shadow of my nerves

G                                 C   G/B    G

Trying to take care of you

Mid Section ;  D       G      D      C    G/B    Fmaj7

Emin                                       D               C 

Catherine, you’re a star

Emin                                       D               C 

And I’ve not seen you’re whole repertoire

Fmaj7                                                           Emin   

Some do it for good or for glory

D  

You do it for fun

Maybe thats how it should be done

G                                            Amin                    D

But tell me, what am I supposed to do?

G                                            Amin                    D

You know I’m just too good for you

Amin                                                                   D

And I’m living in the shadow of my nerves

G                                 C   G/B    G

Trying to take care of you

What am I supposed to do?

I’m just too good for you

 

Lyrics

 

If patience was a drug

Not a virtue, I would burn it up

Like a dying man dreams only of time running way from him

I dream only of you, Catherine

I taste the cigarettes and the gin

And your eyes like that famous burning saint

So resolute, so inexorable

I love to see you raise Cain

 

But tell me, what am I supposed to do?

You know I’m just too good for you

And I’m living in the shadow of my nerves

Trying to take care of you

 

You laugh at all the panicky people

Who don’t know aht he’re so frightened of

They don’t know if it’s living or dying

Or falling in love

And I am one of them, Catherine

I am one of those you denigrate

Did your daddy give it to you straight –

Take the money and run?

And you’re loaded like a gun

 

But tell me, what am I supposed to do?

You know I’m just too good for you

And I’m living in the shadow of my nerves

Trying to take care of you

 

Catherine, you’re a star

And I’ve not seen you’re whole repertoire

Some do it for good or for glory

You do it for fun

Maybe thats how it should be done

 

But tell me, what am I supposed to do?

You know I’m just too good for you

And I’m living in the shadow of my nerves

Trying to take care of you

 

What am I supposed to do?

I’m just too good for you

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