Warren Zevon - Genius

^DmI've got a bitter pot of ^Cje ne sais quoi ^DmGuess what' I'm stirring it with a ^Cmonkey's paw ^BbSince I saw you coming out of ^Amy barber's shop ^DmIn that skimpy little ^Amhalter top

^DmDid you light the candles' Did you put on &^Cquot;Kind of Blue"' ^DmDid you use that Ivy League ^Cvoodoo on him, too' ^BbHe thinks he'll be alright but he ^Adoesn't know for sure ^DmLike every other unindicted ^Amco-conspirator

^FMata Hari had a ^Chouse in France ^DmWhere she worked on all her ^Csecret plans ^BbMen were falling for her ^Asight unseen She was a ^Dmgenius ^Am

^DmThere's a a face in every window of the ^CSongwriters' Neighborhood ^DmEverybody's your best friend when you're doing ^Cwell, I mean good ^BbThe poet who lived next door when ^Amyou were young and poor ^DmGrew up to be a backstabbing ^Amentrepreneur

^FAlbert Einstein was a ^Cladies' man ^DmWhile he was working on his ^Cuniversal plan ^BbHe was making out like ^ACharlie Sheen He was a ^Dmgenius ^Am

^DmWhen you dropped me and you ^Cstaked your claim ^DmOn a V.I.P. who could ^Cmake your name ^BbYou latched on to him and ^AI became A minor incon-v^Dmenience ^Am

^DmYour protege don't ^Ccare about art ^DmI'm the one who always ^Ctold you you were smart ^BbYou broke my heart into ^Asmithereens And that took ^Dmgenius ^Am

^DmYou and the barber make a ^Chandsome pair ^DmGuess what' I never liked the way he ^Ccut your hair ^BbI didn't like the way he ^Aturned your head But there's ^Dmnothing I can do or say I ^Amhaven't done or said

^FEverybody needs a ^Cplace to stand ^DmAnd a method for their ^Cschemes and scams ^BbIf I could only get my ^Arecord clean I'd be a ^Dmgenius