| C | G | A | E | F | C | G | A | E | F | C | |
| La | zy fl | ies a | re h | overing ab | out The mag | istr | ate | he p | uts on his gl | oves |
| F | G | F | C | |
| And he l | ooks to the cl | ouds all p | ink and dish | evelled |
| B | C | G | F# | F | C | |
| There m | ust be some bl | ueprint some cr | eed of the d | evil in | scribed in o | ur minds |
| Am | D | F | Am | D | F | Am | |
| A h | ideous g | ame va | nishes in t | hin air The vanity of sl | aves W | ho wants to | be there |
| E | F | C | D | G | |
| To sw | eep the deb | ris To harness dead ho | rses To r | ide in the s | un |
| F | C | E | F | Ab | |
| A li | fe of confe | ssions wri | tten in the d | ust |
| VERSE 2: |
| C | G | A | E | F | C | G | A | E | |
| O | ut i | n the ma | ngroves t | he my | nah birds c | ry In the shad | ows of s | ulp | hur |
| F | C | F | G | F | C | |
| The tr | awlers drift b | y and they're ch | ewing dried m | eat in a h | ouse of disr | epute |
| B | C | G | F# | F | C | |
| The d | ust of op | iates and syp | hillis pa | tients on br | ochure vac | ations |
| Am | D | F | Am | D | |
| Fear has a gl | are that tr | aps you like sea | rch lights The puritans st | are |
| F | Am | E | F | C | |
| Their so | uls are flou | rescent The s | kin of a ro | bot vibrates with pl | easure |
| D | G | F | C | |
| Matrons and gi | golos caro | use in the parl | our |
| E | F | Ab | |
| Their h | and grenade e | yes invalid and b | lind |
| INSTRUMENTAL BREAK - FOLLOWS THE CHORD PROGRESSION FROM VERSES |
| Am | D | F | Am | D | F | Am | |
| A h | ideous g | ame va | nishes in t | hin air The vanity of sl | aves W | ho wants to | be there |
| E | F | C | D | G | |
| To sw | eep the deb | ris To harness dead ho | rses To r | ide in the s | un |
| F | C | E | F | Ab | |
| A l | ife of conf | essions Wri | tten in the d | ust |
| La La La - FOLLOWS THE CHORD PROGRESSION FROM VERSES |