Chords for Rufus Wainwright - Dinner At Eight (solo acoustic)
Tempo:
83.975 bpm
Chords used:
E
C#m
A
G#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[E] We've got an incredible audience.
And before this city belonged to me, it belonged to my dad.
This song's about my dad.
No matter how [G#m] strong
take you [F#m] down with one little [A] stone
[D#] I'm [F#] gonna [G#] break you [C#m] down and see what [E] you're [C#m] worth
[C#] worth
[E] Dinner at [G#m] 8
And before this city belonged to me, it belonged to my dad.
This song's about my dad.
No matter how [G#m] strong
take you [F#m] down with one little [A] stone
[D#] I'm [F#] gonna [G#] break you [C#m] down and see what [E] you're [C#m] worth
[C#] worth
[E] Dinner at [G#m] 8
100% ➙ 84BPM
E
C#m
A
G#m
F#m
E
C#m
A
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ We've got an incredible audience. _ _ _ _ _ _
And before this city belonged to me, _ it belonged to my dad.
This song's about my dad.
Mr.
Loudon Wayne wrote the third. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
No matter how [G#m] strong
[E] _ [C#] I'm gonna take you [F#m] down with one little [A] stone _
[D#] I'm [F#] gonna [G#] break you [C#m] down and see what [E] you're _ [C#m] worth
What [F#] you're really [C#] worth
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Dinner at [G#m] 8
[E] It [C#] was okay before [F#m] the town was full of gays
It [Am] was [G#] great [C#m] until those old [E] _
magazines
[A#] _ _ [F#] Got us started up [A]
again
_ _ [A#] Actually, _ _ _ _ it [B] was [G#m] [C#m] pure [F#m] blamin' _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Why is it [G#m] so
_ [E] That I've [C#] _
always been [F#m] the one to must go _
That I've [G#] _ [C#m] always been the one [E] told to [A#] flee
When [F#] in fact you were [A] the one long [A#] _ _ _
ago
[A] Next _ _ _ [C#m] world _ change _ _ [B] [G#m] was _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ my _ _ _
_ _ [B] plan
I'll _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _
[A] put up your [C#m] face
_ [F#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ [A] And I'll put up [E] _ _ _
[F#] mine
_ [Em] _ [G] No _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] rest from the sin of the cross _ _ _ _
_ [A] God's chosen a _ [C#m] place
[F#m]
Somewhere [B] _ near [E] the end of the [G#m] world
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ Somewhere near the [E] end
_ [G#m] _ _ _
[E] But [C#] till then, no, daddy, [F#m] don't be surprised
_ If [G#] I wanna see [C#m] the tears in your eyes
[A#] _
Then I [F#] know when [A] I'm to blame _ _
Long [A#] _ ago
[C#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ Next _ [A#] world _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [G#m] [C#m] thing [F#m] was
Not _ _ _ [B] your love _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ No matter how [G#m] strong
_ _ [E] I'm gonna [C#] take you [F#m] down with one little stone _ _
I'm gonna [G#] break you [C#m] down
And see what [E] you're [A#] worth
_ What [F#] you're really worth
[E] Thank [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
you very much.
Good night.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And before this city belonged to me, _ it belonged to my dad.
This song's about my dad.
Mr.
Loudon Wayne wrote the third. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
No matter how [G#m] strong
[E] _ [C#] I'm gonna take you [F#m] down with one little [A] stone _
[D#] I'm [F#] gonna [G#] break you [C#m] down and see what [E] you're _ [C#m] worth
What [F#] you're really [C#] worth
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Dinner at [G#m] 8
[E] It [C#] was okay before [F#m] the town was full of gays
It [Am] was [G#] great [C#m] until those old [E] _
magazines
[A#] _ _ [F#] Got us started up [A]
again
_ _ [A#] Actually, _ _ _ _ it [B] was [G#m] [C#m] pure [F#m] blamin' _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Why is it [G#m] so
_ [E] That I've [C#] _
always been [F#m] the one to must go _
That I've [G#] _ [C#m] always been the one [E] told to [A#] flee
When [F#] in fact you were [A] the one long [A#] _ _ _
ago
[A] Next _ _ _ [C#m] world _ change _ _ [B] [G#m] was _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ my _ _ _
_ _ [B] plan
I'll _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _
[A] put up your [C#m] face
_ [F#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ [A] And I'll put up [E] _ _ _
[F#] mine
_ [Em] _ [G] No _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] rest from the sin of the cross _ _ _ _
_ [A] God's chosen a _ [C#m] place
[F#m]
Somewhere [B] _ near [E] the end of the [G#m] world
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ Somewhere near the [E] end
_ [G#m] _ _ _
[E] But [C#] till then, no, daddy, [F#m] don't be surprised
_ If [G#] I wanna see [C#m] the tears in your eyes
[A#] _
Then I [F#] know when [A] I'm to blame _ _
Long [A#] _ ago
[C#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ Next _ [A#] world _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [G#m] [C#m] thing [F#m] was
Not _ _ _ [B] your love _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ No matter how [G#m] strong
_ _ [E] I'm gonna [C#] take you [F#m] down with one little stone _ _
I'm gonna [G#] break you [C#m] down
And see what [E] you're [A#] worth
_ What [F#] you're really worth
[E] Thank [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
you very much.
Good night.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _