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You’re So Vain
Carly
Simon
Intro: / Am - - - / x8
Am (2)
You walked into the party
F Am
Like you were walking onto a yacht
Am
(2)
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
F
Am
Your scarf it was apricot
F (½) G (½) C (½) (Am) (½)
You had one eye in the mirror as
F C
you watched yourself gavotte
G (½) F (2)
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner, they'd be your partner,
and
Chorus:
C (2)
You're so vain
Dm7 C
You probably think this song is about you
Am
You're so vain (you're so vain)
F G (2)
I'll bet you think this song is about you--Don't you? Don't you?
Am (2)
You had me several years ago
F Am
When I was still quite naive
Am (2)
Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair
F Am
And that you would never leave
F (½) G (½) C (½) (Am) (½)
But you gave away the things you loved
F C
And one of them was me
G (½) F (2)
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee, and
Chorus
Instrumental Verse (sing last line):
G (½) F (2)
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee, and
Chorus
Am (2)
Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga
F Am
And your horse naturally won
Am (2)
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
F Am
To see the total eclipse of the sun
F
(½) G (½) C (½) (Am) (½)
Well, you're where you should be all the time
F C
And when you're not, you're with
G (½) F (2)
Some underworld spy or the
wife of a close friend, wife of a close friend, and
Chorus
/ C - - - / - - - - / Dm7 - - - / C - - - /
C (2)
You're so vain
Dm7
C
You probably think this song is about you
C (2)
You're so vain
Dm7 C
You probably think this song is about you
/ C - - - / - - - - / Dm7 - - - / G (hold) /
Note: Original recording fades out. I made this ending up.
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.