Tom Lehrer – Masochism Tango chords
Chords:
Em AmI ache for the touch of your lips, dearD7 GBut much more for the touch of your whips, dearB7 Em AmYou can raise welts like nobody elseB7 EmAs we dance to the masochism tangoEm AmLet our love be a flame, not an emberD7 GSay it's me that you want to dismemberB7 Em AmBlacken my eye, set fire to my tieB7 EmAs we dance to the masochism tangoAm D7 GAt your command before you here I standEm AmMy heart is in my hand(XX1212)Ebdim7 E E7It's here that I must beAm D7 GMy heart entreats, just hear those savage beatsEm Am D7 G B7And go put on your cleats and come and trample meEm AmYour heart is hard as stone or mahoganyD7 GWhich is why I'm in such exquisite agonyB7 Em AmMy soul is on fire, it's aflame with desireB7 EmWhich is why I perspire when we tangoC C7You caught my noseFIn your left castanet, loveB7I can feel the pain yet, loveEmEv'ry time I hear drumsC C7And I envy the roseFThat you held in your teeth, loveB7With the thorns underneath, loveEm B7Sticking into your gumsEm AmYour eyes cast a spell that bewitchesD7 GThe last time I needed twenty stitchesB7 Em AmTo sew up the gash that you made with your lashB7 EmAs we danced to the masochism tangoAm D7 GBash in my brain and make me scream with painEm Am Ebdim7 E E7Then kick me once again and say we'll never partAm D7 GI know too well I'm underneath your spellEm Am D7 G B7So, Darling, if you smell something burning, it's my heartEm AmTake your cigarette from its holderD7 GAnd burn your initials in my shoulderB7 Em AmFracture my spine and swear that you're mineB7 EmAs we dance to the masochism tango