[Verse 1]
F Bb
She's the kind of beautiful that you wish you never saw
F C
But another minute isn't breaking any laws.
Dm Bb F C
The clock is ticking, but it doesn't matter 'cause I'm not moving.
[Verse 2]
F Bb
She looks at me and then I open like a shell.
F C
She touches me and all my plans go straight to hell.
Dm Bb F C
I'm fighting a war with something bigger than myself and I'm losing.
[Chorus]
Dm C Bb F Gm F C
Palermo, Palermo! I'm caught in her stare and my heart shoots a flare in the sky.
Dm C Bb F Gm C F
And as the flames in the air blow, I'm leaving I swear though I can't kiss Palermo goodbye.
Dm Bb F C (x2)
[Verse 3]
F Bb
I feel as though I drank a thousand jugs of wine,
F C
Like the world could end tonight and I'd be fine,
Dm Bb F C
Like every star that's in the Universe aligns, when I hold her.
[Verse 4]
F Bb
I shake it off and tell myself to get a grip.
F C
This road I'm walking on I can't afford to slip,
Dm Bb F C
But then the perfect broken English leaves her lips, and it's over.
[Chorus]
Dm C Bb F Gm F C
Palermo, Palermo! She plays with her hair and my heart shoots a flare in the sky.
Dm C Bb F Gm C F
And as the flames in the air blow, I'm leaving I swear though I can't kiss Palermo goodbye.
Dm Bb F C Dm Bb
F C Dm
Can't kiss Palermo goodbye.
Bb F C Dm Bb F C
[Bridge]
F
Maybe it's her soft Sicilian skin.
Bb F
Maybe it's the Mediterranean.
Gm Bb
Maybe I am just being naive,
C Am C
But she makes me never want to leave.
[Chorus]
Dm C Bb F Gm F C
Palermo, Palermo! She's keeping me there as my heart shoots a flare in the sky.
Dm C Bb F Gm C F
And as the flames in the air blow, I'm leaving I swear though I can't kiss Palermo goodbye.
Dm C Bb F Gm F C
Oh, Palermo, Palermo! Oh, I don't have a prayer when my heart shoots a flare in the sky. (In the sky!)
Dm C Bb F Gm
And as the flames in the air blow, I'm leaving I swear though I can't kiss Palermo
Bb C F Bb F C Dm Bb
I can't kiss Palermo, goodbye.
F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F
I can't kiss Palermo goodbye! Oh, no!