[Verse 1]
A C#m
Julie Christie, the rumors are true
F#m E
As the pages turn, my eyes are glued
A C#m
To the movie star and his sordid life
F#m E
Mr. X and his old-suffering wife
A C#m
I spent so much time dreaming about Eleanor Bron
F#m
In my room with the curtains drawn
E
See her in the arms of Paul
D
Say it, I can say no more
[Verse 2]
A C#m
As the music swells somehow stronger from adversity
F#m
Our hero finds his inner peace
E
So now I'm looking for a lucky charm
D
With a needle hanging out of its arm
[Interlude]
A C#m F#m E D
[Bridge]
A
As time goes by I know it's gonna happen
C#m
I know it's going away
F#m E
Gonna take its toll, gonna take its toll
D
Gonna take my time
Dm
And I'm thinking about the way things are
A C#m
And I'm thinking about the way things were, Thinking about Eleanor Bron
F#m
And I'm thinking about a lucky charm
E
And I'm thinking about the needle
D
Oh, I'm thinking about the needle
A
And I'm thinking about...
[Outro]
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