They're [D]waiti[A]ng to [D]hate y[A]ou
So g[D]ive the[A]m an exc[E]use
(this repeats for all verses)
[G]Hats off to my d[D]istant hope
[A]I'm held back by a velvet rope
[G]And he's behind the w[D]all the smoke ma[A]chine has made between us
[G]And if he does exist, if [D]camera clicking, green room guests swirl [A]round the
man whose real life can be to[G]uched
[G]Then I will do just that much
(this repeats for the next stanza)
So g[D]ive the[A]m an exc[E]use
(this repeats for all verses)
[G]Hats off to my d[D]istant hope
[A]I'm held back by a velvet rope
[G]And he's behind the w[D]all the smoke ma[A]chine has made between us
[G]And if he does exist, if [D]camera clicking, green room guests swirl [A]round the
man whose real life can be to[G]uched
[G]Then I will do just that much
(this repeats for the next stanza)