D# A# D# So this is where he came to hide D# A# D# When he ran from you D# In a private detective overcoat Fm And dirty dead menʼs shoes D# A# D# The pretty things of Knightsbridge D# A# D# Lying for of Minister of State D# Are a far cry from the nod and wink Fm Here at Traitorsʼ Gate Gm Cm ʼCause the high heel he used to be has been ground down Fsus4 And he listens for the footsteps D# A# That would follow him around D# Fm Gm D# To murder - my love - is a crime Fm Gm G# F A#sus4 G Cm G# D# But will you still love - a man out of time D# A# D# Thereʼs a tupenny haʼppenny millionaire D# A# D# Looking for a fourpenny one D# With a tight grip on the short hairs Fm Of the public imagination D# A# D# But for his private wife and kids somehow D# A# D# Real life becomes a rumour D# Days of Dutch courage, just three French letters Fm And a German sense of humor Gm Cm Heʼs got a mind like a sewer and a heart like a fridge Fsus4 He stands to be insulted D# A# And he pays for the privilege D# Fm Gm D# To murder - my love - is a crime Fm Gm G# F A#sus4 G Cm G# D# But will you still love - a man out of time D# A# D# The biggest wheels of industry D# A# D# Retire sharp and short D# And after the dinner overtures Fm Are nothing but an afterthought D# A# D# Somebodyʼs creeping in the kitchen D# A# D# Thereʼs a reputation to be made D# Whose nerves are always on the knifeʼs edge Fm And whoʼs up late polishing the blade Gm Cm Love is always scarpering or cowering or fawning Fsus4 You drink yourself insensitive D# A# And hate yourself in the morning D# Fm Gm D# To murder - my love - is a crime Fm Gm G# F A#sus4 G Cm G# D# But will you still love - a man out of time
