Dm Am So you'll be an Austrian nobleman Dm C G Commissioning a symphony in c Bb F Which defies all earthly descriptions Bb F You'll be commissioning a symphony in c Dm Am With money you squeeze from the peasants Bb F To your nephew you can give it as a present Dm C G This magnificent symphony in c Dm Am C G You'll be commissioning a symphony in c F C Dm G C F C G C Dm Am Completely filling the palace concert hall Bb F Its warm and golden like an oven that's wide open Dm Am It has a melody both happy and sad Dm C G Built on victorious young triads Dm Am You've entered the room with great caution Bb F Though no one in the hall is even watching Dm Am They are transfixed Dm C G They are forgetting just to breath Dm C They are so taken by your symphony... G In C F C Dm G C F C G C F C Dm G C Dm C G You're sitting there thinking your thoughts Bb F They are not about what is but what is not Dm Am You are sitting there breathing in your breath Dm C G You are seldom breathing life but mostly death Dm Am So you'll be an Austrian nobleman Dm C G Commissioning a symphony in c Bb F Which defies all earthly descriptions Bb Youll be commissioning... F A symphony... G In C