D               G               A       G
I could easily stay in bed for years
D               G               A       G
But that was never my ambition
D               G               A       G
And keep the curtains drawn all day
D               G               A       G
And watch the children's television
G               A     G            A
Don't treat me gently I'm still alive


[Chorus]
D           G         A              G
Marguerite Yourcenar in the pocket of my car
D           G         A              G
Marguerite Yourcenar pushed the realms of truth so far
D           G         A              G
All the pictures look the same in this corner of the game
D           G         A              G
Marguerite Yourcenar I know you


[Vers 2]
D               G               A       G
There's been a funeral in my head
D           G              A       G
I't taken time but I've recovered
D               G               A       G
I still regret those things I said
D               G               A       G
But there's no point when you're discovered
G               A     G            A
Don't treat me gently I'm still alive


[Chorus]
D           G         A              G
Marguerite Yourcenar in the pocket of my car
D           G         A              G
Marguerite Yourcenar pushed the realms of truth so far
D           G         A              G
All the pictures look the same in this corner of the game
D           G         A              G
Marguerite Yourcenar I know you


[Bridge]
A                 D
And I bought you roses
A                 D
And I made you better
A              D                E      A
Pretending to love you turned into obsession
A                 D
And I felt I'd never end up
A                 D
Feeling this way
G               A     G            A
Don't treat me gently I'm still alive

[Chorus]
D           G         A              G
Marguerite Yourcenar in the pocket of my car
D           G         A              G
Marguerite Yourcenar pushed the realms of truth so far
D           G         A              G
All the pictures look the same in this corner of the game
D           G         A              G
Marguerite Yourcenar I know you
D           G         A                         G
Marguerite ... Oh I never never never never never make a promise
D           G         A                         G
I can't keep      I never never never never never make a promise