Regina Spektor (born Regina Ilyinichna Spektor on 18 February 1980 in Moscow) is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village.
Spektor studied classical piano from the age of six, practising on a Petrof piano given to her mother by her grandfather. She was also exposed to the music of rock and roll bands such as The Beatles, Queen, and The Moody Blues by her father
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e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|--3------------------------------------------------| E|------------------3------4----------------1--------| Lady sing the blues so well as if she mean it
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------1----------------------------0---------| G|------------1------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------1---------------------1----------------------------1---------| as if it's hell down here in the smoke filled world where the jokes are cold
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------1---------------------------0-----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------1---------------------------3-----------------------| they don't laugh at jokes, they laugh at tragedies
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-5-------------------------------------------------| A|-3-------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3--4-----------------1--------------| Corner street societies, they believe her,
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------1---------0----------------------------------------| G|------1-----------------------------------------------------0------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------1---------------1---------1---------------------------3------------| They never leave her while she sings, she makes them feel things
CmGCmFm she says "I can sing this song so blue CmFmG that you will cry in spite of you CmGFm little wet tears on your baby's shoulder CmG little wet tears on your baby's shoulder
CmGCmFm and I have walked these streets so long CmFmG there ain't nothin' right, there ain't nothin' wrong CmGFm but the little wet tears on my baby's shoulder CmFmG little wet tears on my baby's shoulder"
CmGFmG lady lights a cigarette, puffs away, no regrets FmG takes a look around, no regrets no regrets CmGFmG stretches out like branches of a poplar tree FmG says "I am free", sings so soft as if she'll break
CmG says "I can sing this song so blue FmG that you will cry in spite of you CmGFm little wet tears on your baby's shoulder CmG little wet tears on your baby's shoulder
CmGCmFm and I have walked these streets so long CmFmG there ain't nothin' right, nothin' wrong CmGFm but the little wet tears on my baby's shoulder CmG little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
CC7 but on this stage I've learned to fly FD learned to sing and learned to cry Dm little wet tears on my baby's shoulder FG little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
CC7 but now it's time to say goodbye FD some might laugh, but I will surely cry Dm little wet tears on my baby's shoulder FG little wet tears on my baby's shoulder"
CmG lady lights a cigarette Fm puffs away GFm and winter comes G and she Cm forgets