C                        G
Beethoven's gone but his music lives on,
    Am                            Em
And Mozart don't go shopping no more.
       F                   C
You'll never meet Liszt or Brahms again,
    F                        G
And Elgar doesn't answer the door.

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C                           G
Schubert and Chopin used to chuckle and laugh,
          Am                  Em
Whilst composing a long symphony.
        F                       C
But one hundred and fifty years later,
             G                      C
There's very little of them left to see.
C              G         C      G         F                   G
  They're Decomposing composers,  there's not much anyone can do.
C       G              F          G                     C
You can still hear Beethoven, but Beethoven cannot hear you.

Chord Pattern 1
Handel and Haydn and Rachmaninov,
Enjoyed a nice drink with their meal.
But nowadays no one will serve them,
And there gravy is left to congeal

Chord Pattern 2
Verdi and Wagner delighted the crowds,
With their highly original sounds.
The pianos they played are still working,
But they're both six feet underground.