G D C
ALEX I should never have come back here...
GEORGE Oh, don't talk such nonsense!
G D
ALEX I'll bow out now --
C
It's the decent thing to do.
G
GEORGE Don't be absurd.
A
ALEX I'm a disaster...
C
GEORGE Oh, come, come!
Em C
ALEX ...It wouldn't last a week --
D G
She'd be far better off with you.
G D C
GEORGE You two have your lives before you.
ALEX It would end in murder...
G D
GEORGE I'm too old for her --
C
It's high time I withdrew.
G
ALEX Your place is here.
A
GEORGE The jowls are dropping...
C
ALEX It's the light.
Em C
GEORGE ...The paunch needs propping up --
D G
She'd be far better off with you.
A
BOTH Your words are generous and selfless,
C Em C
But alas untrue --
D G
She'd be far better off with you.
G D C
ALEX You are steeped in wit and wisdom.
GEORGE Well, I've learnt the odd thing...
G D C
ALEX You could teach George Bernard Shaw
A thing or two!
G
GEORGE I had a go...
A
ALEX You've dined with Garbo...
C
GEORGE Only twice.
Em C
ALEX ...Translated "La Boheme" --
D G
She'd be far better off with you.
G D
GEORGE You're athletic.
C
ALEX You're distinguished.
GEORGE You don't cheat at croquet.
G D
ALEX You're more seasoned.
C
GEORGE You can skate.
ALEX You're in "Who's Who".
G
GEORGE Just half an inch.
A
ALEX We're talking drivel.
C
GEORGE So we are.
Em
BOTH Can't we be civilized?
C D G
She'd be far better off with you.
A
Your words are generous and selfless,
C Em
But alas untrue
C D G
It's only Rose that matters!
A
Just take a look; there's no comparison
C Em
Between us two --
C D G
She'd be far better off with you!