Without The Fanfare

A  C#m Bm  E  (2x)


[Verse 1]
A    C#m Bm          E                 A     C#m Bm
I know    it's the same old song I'm singing
          C#m                  F#m
But this time these words are just for you
D           E                 A C#m D E
That's the only thing that's new.
A    C#m Bm          E             A     C#m Bm
I know    that I've sung about a million
          C#m                     F#m
Borrowed lines and phrases from a few.
D           E               C#m F#m
This one's still as good as new.
D            E              A   E7
Without the fanfare I love you.


[Verse 2]
A    C#m Bm         E                 A     C#m Bm
By day     I move words around like flowers.
    C#m          F#m
I deliver by the afternoon
D           E                A C#m D E
'cause the piper calls the tune.
A    C#m Bm        E                A     C#m Bm
Today      I made full use of the hours.
    C#m                  F#m
I explored the smallest avenue
D         E                   C#m  F#m
And that feeling still came through.
D            E              A   E7
Without the fanfare I love you.


[Bridge]
F#m               F#mMaj7
Sure I've lost my way sometimes
F#m7             B7
But I've had to pay.
      D                  E           A    F+
Sometimes I've gone completely overboard.
F#m             F#mMaj7
Moved a million phrases round,
F#m7                B7
tried to make them leave the ground,
D                         E
Still the only line that soared
C#m                    F#m
Bidding all the rest, "adieu",
D         E               C#m F#m
Sounding still as good as new,
D            E              A   E7
Without the fanfare I love you.


[Verse 3]
A    C#m Bm       E                 A     C#m Bm
Hello,     do I still have your attention?
     C#m             F#m
I forgot to mention thanks again
D         E               A C#m D E
from the captain and the crew.
A    C#m Bm              E               A     C#m Bm
And so,    without the sweet perfume or roses
         C#m                  F#m
I hope you can still believe it's true
D            E            C#m F#m
Stripped of all that much ado--
D            E             F#m7
Without the fanfare I love you.
D            E              A
Without the fanfare I love you.