Carly Simon

^F# She rides in the front seat
G(3thf)
She's my older sister
She knows her power over ^F# me
Gmaj9(5thf) Em7 Dmaj7
She goes to bed an hour later than I do
When she turns the lights o ^G7 ut
What d ^Dmaj7 oes she think about? ^G7
F And what does she do in the day ^C light
That ma ^A kes her so gr ^A7 eat?
^D Oh but to be, ^F# oh but to be, ^D oh but to be
^F# I'd like to be
D C# (4thf)
My older sister
^F# She flies through the back door
She's my older sister
G(3thf) F#
She throws French phrases 'round the room
Gmaj9(5thf) Em7 Dmaj7
She has ice skates and legs that fit right in
She's ^Dmaj7 wicked to all the ^G7 beaming d ^Dmaj7 reamers
Who'll la ^G7 ter boast of an evening
^C By her fi ^A ery si ^A7 de
^D Oh but to be, ^F# I'd like to be, ^D please let me be, oh let me be
^F# I'd like to be
D C# (4thf)
My older sister
^D#7 And in her black gym ^G#7 nastic tights
She runs into some elastic nights
S ^C#7 ophisticated sister sings for the
Soldiers of the soccer team
Their sil ^F7 ver I.D.'s and sororities
They tinker with love in their Model T's
Oh l ^C#7 ord, won't you let me be her
For just one ^F# day
She turns ever ^Dmaj7 ybody's he ^Gmaj7 ads
While I w ^Dmaj7 ear her last year's thr ^Gmaj7 eads
^F With patches and stit ^C ches and a tur ^A ned up h ^A7 em
^D Oh but to be, ^F# oh but to be, ^D oh but to be
^F# Just once to be
^D My older sister ^F#
Outro: F#9(8thf) F9(7thf) E9(6thf) Eb(5thf) D6 (4thf) C#9(3thf)