Ballerina Primadonna Chords
by Steve Harley
Ballerina Primadonna by Steve Harley is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Em, Bm, Am, A, Dsus4 and Gsus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO : G C
G D Em G
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your shoes and your shellac
Bm C
Get out of my life and donâ??t come back
D G
Iâ??ve played your games for far too long
verse 1
Em D C G
Was it you who mesmerised me, or the Covent Garden lights
C G Am D
That thrilled and hypnotised me on those long fantastic nights?
C D Em C
You nearly took me in, you wore that smile upon your face
G C G C D
But I began to wake up when I saw behind the make-up and the lace
2ND
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your shoes and your shellac
Bm C
Get out of my life and donâ??t come back
D G
Iâ??ve played your games for far too long
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your tantrums and your lies
Bm C
Take your moods and your midnight cries
D G C G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
verse 2
Em D C G
Now that I know you well, I see our love affair was just a fling
C G A D
So with these final words I leave this crazy circus ring
C D Em C
I cry no wasted tears as I show you to the door
G C G C D Dsus4 D
You can love or you can hate me, but you wonâ??t manipulate me anymore
3RD
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your shoes and your shellac
Bm C
Get out of my life and donâ??t come back
D G Gsus4
Iâ??ve played your games for far too long
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your tantrums and your lies
Bm C
Take your moods and your midnight cries
D G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
4TH
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your shoes and your shellac
Bm C
Get out of my life and donâ??t come back
D G
Iâ??ve played your games for far too long
C D Em
Ballerina, prima donna
C G
Take your tantrums and your lies
Bm C
Take your moods and your midnight cries
D G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
FADE OUT REPRISE
G D C
Ballerina, prima donna
G C Am G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
G D C
Ballerina, prima donna
D G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
C D C
Ballerina, prima donna
G C Am G
I wonâ??t miss you when youâ??re gone
G D C
Ballerina, prima donna To Fade