F# 
The stars got together and extinguised the moon and sun 

And they reigned forever in the night sky they had won 
    D                      E 
The words assassinated the book 
    F#                         B 
The kitchen cooked and ate the cook 

B C# B C# 

   B   C#             B       C#       F# Abm 
Aw yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi? 
   B            A                  C#                      F# 
Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état) 

C# B F# C# B 

    F#           C#              B            C#        F#     C# B 
The orchestra conductor has been captured and tried and killed 
        F#        C#           B                       A     C# 
And the viola now occupies the throne that he formerly filled 
    D                     E 
The bark now commands the trees 
    F#                        B 
The queen is overruled by the bees 

B C# B C# 

   B   C#         B       C#       F# Abm 
Aw yeah, it has a certain je ne sais quoi 
   B            A                  C#                       
Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état) 


A                     E 
But if history is any guide 
             F#m 
It cannot be understood 
                               B 
When you're not on the winning side 

Ab C# F# 

F# 
Around the dinner table, a family says grace 

And the son sees the secret signal on his sister's face 
D                 E 
Dad smiles at his wife 
F#                        B 
Daughter reaches for the knife 


B C# B C# 

   B   C#            B       C#       F# Abm 
Aw yeah, it has that certain je ne sais quoi 


       B           C# 
Autumn leaves will burn 
       B       C# 
As the seasons turn 
         F#              Abm 
Nature's red in tooth and in claw 


   B   C#             B       C#       F# Abm 
Aw yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi? 
   B            A                  C#                      F# 
Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état) 

C# F