Verse 1
| Am G | F | Am G | F | Elizabeth Taylor Do you think it's forever?| Am G | F |That view of Portofino was on my mind when you called me at the Plaza Athénée| Am G | F |Ooh, oftentimes it doesn't feel so glamorous to be me| Am G | F |All the right guys Promised they'd stay Under bright lights They withered away | Am G | F G |But you bloom Portofino was on my mind and I think you know why| Em | F |And if your letters ever said, "Goodbye"...
Hook 1
| Am G | F |I'd cry my eyes violet Elizabeth Taylor Tell me for real | Am G | F G |Do you think it's forever? Been number one but I never had two | Am G | F |And I can't have fun if I can't have... Be my NY when Hollywood hates me | Am G |You're only as hot as your last hit, baby I been number one but I never had | F G | [N.C.] |two And I can't have fun if I can't have... you
Verse 2
| Am G | F |Hey, what could you possibly get for the girl who has everything and nothing | Am G | F |all at once? Babe, I would trade the Cartier for someone to trust... just kidding | Am G | F |We hit the best booth at Musso & Frank's They say I'm bad news, I just say, "Thanks"| Am G | F |And you look at me like you're hypnotized And I think you know why| Em | F |And if you ever leave me high and dry
Hook 2
| Am G | F |I'd cry my eyes violet Elizabeth Taylor Tell me for real | Am G | F G |Do you think it's forever? Been number one but I never had two | Am G | F |And I can't have fun if I can't have... Be my NY when Hollywood hates me | Am G |You're only as hot as your last hit, baby I been number one but I never had | F [N.C.] |two And I can't have fun if I can't have...
Post Hook
| Am G | F G | Am G | F G | Elizabeth Taylor Do you think it's forever? If I can't have you
Drum
| Drum 4 Bars |All my white diamonds and lovers are foreverIn the papers, on the screen and in their minds
Bridge
| Dm | Em | Dm | E |All my white diamonds and lovers are forever Don't you ever end up anything but mine
Hook 3
| Am G | F |I'd cry my eyes violet Elizabeth Taylor Tell me for real | Am G | F G |Do you think it's forever? Been number one but I never had two | Am G | F |And I can't have fun if I can't have... Be my NY when Hollywood hates me | Am G |You're only as hot as your last hit, baby I been number one but I never had | F G |two And I can't have fun if I can't have...You
Post Hook
| Am G | F |All my white diamonds and lovers are forever | Am G | F G |In the papers, on the screen and in their minds | Am G | F |All my white diamonds and lovers are forever | Am G | F G |Don't you ever end up anything but mine...
