G                Bm         Em
I fell under the spell of ambition
         C            G
And not even for money
         Bm               Em
Just to have a chance to listen
           C
To the back rows
         G
Say honey, 
         D7              C              D7          
You’re surely worth the price of a ticket

G           Bm               Em
 Then with nerve and such pretension 
   C          G
I used religion
     Bm         Em             C            G
To explain a vision and this blessed position
   D        C            D
To be an object of affection

C   G     F        C
My words feel so plain
C      G       F      C
And rehearsed when I say
                 D7
Would you forgive me?

G         Bm            Em
 Does the fury of the mother
     C               G
Not live in the daughter?
         Bm            Em
Is the darkness of the son
     C                G
Not seen in the father?
   D               C
I cast a perfect mask
              D
But why bother?

G            Bm             Em
 Cause whatever girl I run with
        C                  G
Or at least am in love with
      Bm               Em
Will have to ask herself
      C               G
What can I put up with?
     D               C             D
And do I call him stranger or husband?

C    G     F        C
My words feel so plain
C      G       F      C
And rehearsed when I say
                 D7
Would you forgive me?
                  C             G  G/F# Em
Would you let it roll off your shoulders?
C                                   G
 Would you let it fall to the ground?
        C            G G/F# Em
Let me know when it’s ooover
Am                D7
 So I can set it down

G                 Bm           Em 
I fell under the spell of ambition
         C            G
And not even for glory
         Bm                   Em
Just to have the room’s attention
     C           G
And tell my story
      D                  C             D7
And let them sort the sadness out for me

    C   G     F        C
And my words feel so plain
C      G       F      C
And rehearsed when I say
               D 
Would you forgive me?
               C
Would you forgive me?
               D7
Would you forgive me?