1. You (C)talk like Marlene (Em) Dietrich, and you (F) dance like Zizi (G) Jeanmaire,
your (C) clothes are all made by(Em) Balmain,
and there`s (Dm) diamonds and pearls in your (G) hair, yes, there ( G7)are ! (G) (G7)
C Em F G
2. You live in a fancy appartement of the Boulevard of St. Michel,
C Em
where you keep your Rolling Stones records
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and a friend of Sacha Distel, yes, you do !
C Em F G
3. But where do you go to my lovely, when you're alone in your bed ?
C Em
Tell me the thoughts that surround you,
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I want to look inside your head ! Yes, I do !
C Em F G
4. I've seen all your qualifications you got from the Sorbonne,
C Em
and the painting you stole from Picasso,
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your loveliness goes on and on, yes it does !
C Em F G
5. When you go on your summer vacation, you go to Juan-les-Pins,
C Em
with your carefully designed topless swimsuit,
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you get an even suntan, on your back and on your legs .
C Em F G
6. But where do you go to my lovely, when you're alone in your bed ?
C Em
Tell me the thoughts that surround you,
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I want to look inside your head ! Yes, I do !
C Em F G
7. They say that, when you get married, it'll be to a millionaire,
C Em
but they don't realize where you came from,
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and I wonder if they really care, or give a damn, you never know.
C Em F G
8. I remember the back streets of Naples, two children begging in rags,
C Em
both touched with a burning ambition
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to shake off their lowly brown tags, they try !
C Em F G
9. So look into my face Marie-Claire and remember just who you are,
C Em
then go and forget me forever
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but I know you still bear the scar, deep inside, yes you do !
C Em F G
10. I know where you go to my lovely, when you're alone in your bed,
C Em
I know the thoughts that surround you,
Dm G C
`cause I can look inside your head.
(capo 2nd)
(Peter Sarstedt / Gerry & The Pacemakers)