verse 1
G
I think she wanted your affections
C D G C G C D
Well, at least that's what i've read
G
God knows the world is a cruel place
C D G C G
When beauty don't grace your head
Em
When your two legs withered
C
She offered her caress
G G/F#
Her love deeper than warm springs
Em
But Lucy got your best
C Cadd9 C D G C G C D
Yes, Eleanor taking what she could get
verse 2
G C
Surely love must have an object
D G C G C D
When refused so many times
G
She gave hers to the orphans
C D G C G
The weak, the starving, the sick and blind
Em
Ah, but the credit it fell back on you
C
You pinned her to your chest
G G/F#
Her love deeper than warm springs
Em
But Lucy got your best
C Cadd9 C D G C G C D
Yes, Eleanor taking what she could get
verse 3
G C
She knew about those seedy little business trips
D G C G C D
But she became your welcome mat
G
And I bet she could've used something from you
C D G C G
Something more than a fireside chat
Em
Hey, history's flesh and blood it seems
C
There're no more heroes waiting in the wings
G G/F# Em
But Franklin, she never loved you any less
C Cadd9 C D G C G C D
Eleanor taking what she could get
verse 4
G
Now to those who wield great power
C D G C G C D
Popularity, vulgarity, and the sword
G
You know those little molders of public opinion
C D G C G
Create the stuff of graffiti legend and folklore
Em
We remember your profile and cigarette
C
She's just a footnote in your text
G G/F#
Her love deep as the ocean
Em
Ah, but Lucy got your best
C Cadd9 C D
Eleanor taking what she could
C Cadd9 C D
Eleanor taking what she could
C Cadd9 C D G C G C D G
Eleanor taking what she could get