ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY D D/C# It's at times such as this she'd be tempted to spit Bm D7/A If she wasn't so ladylike G D/F# She imagines how she might have lived Em Em/F# Em/G A back when legends and history collide D D/C# Bm So she looks to her prince finding since he's so charmingly D7/A slumped at her side G D/F# Those days are recalled on the gallery wall Bm Bm/A E And she's waiting for passion or humor to strike A G What shall we do, what shall we do with all this useless beauty? G A D All this useless beauty D D/C# Good Friday arrived, the sky darkened on time Bm D7/A 'Til he almost began to negotiate G D/F# Em Em/F# Em/G A She held his head like a baby and said "It's okay if you cry" D D/C# Now he wants her to dress as if you couldn't guess Bm D7/A He desires to impress his associates G D/F# But he's part ugly beast and Hellenic deceased Bm Bm/A E So she finds that the mixture is hard to deny CHORUS C D G She won't practice the looks from the great tragic books G G/f# Em That were later disgraced to face celluloid C D G It won't even make sense but you can bet C D G If she isn't a sweetheart or plaything or pet C A The film turns her into an unveiled threat D D/C# Nonsense prevails, modesty fails Bm A Grace and virtue turn into stupidity G D/F# Em Em/F# Em/G A While the calendar fades almost all barricades to a pale compromise D D/C# And our leaders have feasts on the backsides of beasts Bm A They still think they're the gods of antiquity G D/F# If something you missed didn't even exist Bm Bm/A E It was just an ideal -- is it such a surprise? Chorus [x2]