D D7 Gm
A
A small cigar can change the world
D D7
I know, I've done it frequently at parties
Gm
A
Where I've won all the guests' attention
D D7
Gm A
With my generosity and suave gentlemanly bearing
D
D7
A little flat tin case is all you need
Gm Asus4 A
Breast-pocket conversation opener
D
D7
And one of those ciggie lighters that look rather good
Gm
Asus4 A
You can throw away when empty
D
D7
Must be declared a great success
Gm
Bb D
B
My small cigars all vanish within minutes
Asus2
Em
Am Asus2
e 0
Excuse me, mine host, that I may visit
B 0
G D
G 2
A nearby tobacconist
D 2
Em
Am Asus2 A
0
To replenish my supply of small cigars
E -
G
B
And make the party swing again
D
D7
I know my clothes seem shabby
Gm
A
And don't fit this Hampstead soiree
D
Where unread copies of Rolling Stone
D7
Well-thumbed Playboys
Gm
A
Decorate the hi-fi stereo record shelves
D
D7
If you ask me they're on their way
Gm
Asus4 A
To upper-middle-class oblivion
D
D7
The stupid twits, they roll their only
Gm
Asus4 A
One cigarette between them
D
D7
My small cigar's redundant now
Gm
Bb
In the haze of smoking pleasure
D
D7
Call it a day, get the hell away
Gm Bb
D B
Go down the cafe, for a cup of real tea
Em
Am Asus2
By the tube station, there's a drunk old fool
G
D
Who sells papers in the rush hour
Em
Am Asus2
I hand to him ten small cigars
G
B
He smiles, says, "Son, God bless you"
D
C
A small cigar has changed his world, my friend
D
C
A small cigar has changed the world again
Piano, repeated
Dsus4 D C ... G Bb Asus4 A Asus2 A
A small cigar . . .