A Lady Of A Certain Age

The Divine Comedy

Transposer:

A Lady of a Certain Age: The Divine Comedy [Intro] (fingerstyle) / / Fadd9/ Fadd9/ G7sus4 G7sus4 (one strum) [Verse 1] Back in the day you had been part of the smart set You holidayed with kings dined out with starlets From London to New York Cap-Ferrat to Capri In perfume by Chanel and clothes by Givenchy You sipped camparis with David and Peter G7 Csus2 C At Noel’s parties by Lake Geneva Scaling the dizzy heights of high society Armed only with a cheque-book and a family tree [Chorus] You chased the sun around the Cote d’Azur Until the light of youth became obscured And left you on your own and in the shade An English lady of a certain age And if a nice young man would buy you a drink / You’ say with conspire--tor-i-al wink "You wouldn’t think that I was seventy" And he’d say "no you couldn’t be!" [Verse 2] You had to marry someone very very rich So that you might be kept in the style to which You had all of your life been accustomed to But that the socialists had taxed away from you You gave him children a girl and a boy G7 Csus2 C To keep your sanity a nanny was employed And when the time came they were sent away Well that was simply what you did in those days [Chorus] You chased the sun around the Cote d’Azur Until the light of youth became obscured And left you on your own and in the shade An English lady of a certain age And if a nice young man would buy you a drink / You’ say with conspire--tor-i-al wink "You wouldn’t think that I was SIXTY THREE" And he’d say "no you couldn’t be!" [Verse 3] Your son’s in stocks and bonds and lives back in Surrey Flies down once in a while and leaves in a hurry Your daughter never finished her finishing school Married a strange young man of whom you don’t approve Your husband’s hollow heart gave out one Christmas Day G7 Csus2 C He left the villa to his mistress in Marseilles And so you come here to escape your little flat Hoping someone will fill your glass and let you chat about how [Chorus] You chased the sun around the Cote d’Azur Until the light of youth became obscured And left you on your own and in the shade An English lady of a certain age And if a nice young man would buy you a drink / You’ say with conspire--tor-i-al wink "You wouldn’t think that I was FIFTY THREE" And he’d say "no you couldn’t be!" [Outro] (fingerstyle) - / - / - - - Finish on one strum of

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La chanson évoque la vie d'une femme anglaise d'un certain âge, qui a autrefois été une figure de proue de la haute société, fréquentant des célébrités et des nobles dans des lieux glamour comme la Côte d'Azur. En vieillissant, elle se retrouve dans l’ombre, nostalgique de ses jours de gloire, et cherche encore à charmer ceux qui l’entourent, cachant son âge derrière des sourires et des clins d'œil complices. Ses enfants ont pris des chemins qui ne lui conviennent pas, et elle fait face à la solitude après la perte de son mari. Dans ce tableau, on ressent la mélancolie d’une époque révolue, une réflexion sur les choix de vie et le passage du temps. Cette femme, bien qu’en quête de réconfort et de compagnie, semble constamment se souvenir du temps où elle brillait sous le soleil de la jeunesse.

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