Carla Bruni - Afternoon

      
 
           C#m      E         
 When I am old, and comforted,
     B                A    
 And done with this desire,
      C#m                G# 
 With memory to share my bed
           C#m      E         
 When I am old, and comforted,
     B                A    
 And done with this desire,
      C#m      G#       C#m 
 With peace to share my fire
 
      C#m     E       B         A    
 I'll comb my hair in scalloped bands
    C#m               G#  
 Beneath my laundered cap,
     C#m      E        B       A    
 And watch my cool and fragile hands
 C#m         G#    C#m 
 Lie light upon my lap.
 
     B                      E   
 And I will have a sprigged gown
      B               E      
 With lace to kiss my throat;
      B               E           
 I'll draw my curtain to the town,
     G#                 
 And hum a purring note.
 
     C#m     E       B      A     
 And I'll forget the way of tears,
     C#m               G#  
 And rock, and stir my tea.
     C#m   E         B        A    
 But oh, I wish those blessed years
      C#m     G#       C#m 
 Were further  than they be
 
     B                      E   
 And I will have a sprigged gown
      B               E      
 With lace to kiss my throat;
      B               E           
 I'll draw my curtain to the town,
     G#                 
 And hum a purring note.
 
           C#m      E         
 When I am old, and comforted,
     B                A    
 And done with this desire,
      C#m                G# 
 With memory to share my bed
           C#m      E         
 When I am old, and comforted,
     B                A    
 And done with this desire,
      C#m      G#       C#m 
 With peace to share my fire
      C#m      G#       C#m 
 With peace to share my fire