All Tomorrow's Parties
The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
by Lou Reed
[Chorus]
D C G D
And what costume shall the poor girl wear
G Em A
To all tomorrow's parties?
[Verse 1]
D C G D
A hand-me-down dress from who knows where
G Em A
To all tomorrow's parties
G A
And where will she go and what shall she do
G A
When midnight comes around
D C G D
She'll turn once more to Sunday's clown
G A D
And cry behind the door
[Chorus]
D C G D
And what costume shall the poor girl wear
G Em A
To all tomorrow's parties
[Verse 2]
D C G D
Why silks and linens of yesterday's gowns
G Em A
To all tomorrow's parties
G A
And what will she do with Thursday's rags
G A
When Monday comes around
D C G D
She'll turn once more to Sunday's clown
G A D
And cry behind the door
[Chorus]
D C G D
And what costume shall the poor girl wear
G Em A
To all tomorrow's parties
[Verse 3]
D C G D
For Thursday's child is Sunday's clown
G Em A
For whom none will go morning
G A
A blackened shroud, a hand-me-down gown
G A
Of rags and silks, a costume
D C G D
Fit for one who sits and cries
G A D
For all tomorrow's parties
