| D | A | G | D | A | G | |
| From the | brig | htest st | ar Comes th | e bl | ackest ho | le |
| D | A | G | D | A | G | |
| You had | so much to | offer | Why | did you | offer your | soul? |
| D | A | G | D | A | G | |
| I was | there for you | baby | When | you n | eeded my | help |
| D | A | G | D | A | G | |
| Would you | deny for | others | What | you | demand for | yourself? |
| D | A | D | A | G | |
| Cool down | mama, | co | ol | off |
| Cool down mama, cool off |
| Em | G | |
| You | speak of signs and | wonders |
| D | A | |
| But I | need something | other |
| Em | G | |
| I would be | lieve if I was | able |
| Em | G | G/F# | |
| But I'm waiting on the | crumbs from your | table |
| You were pretty as a picture It was all there to see |
| Then your face caught up with your psychology |
| With a mouth full of teeth You ate all your friends |
| And you broke every heart thinking every heart mends |
| Em | G | |
| You | speak of signs and | wonders |
| D | A | |
| But I | need something | other |
| Em | G | |
| I would be | lieve if I was | able |
| Em | G | G/F# | |
| But I'm waiting on the | crumbs from your | table |
| Where you live should not decide |
| Whether you live or whether you die |
| Three to a bed, Sister Ann, she said |
| Dignity passes by |
| Em | G | |
| And You | speak of signs and | wonders |
| D | A | |
| But I | need something | other |
| Em | G | |
| I would be | lieve if I was | able |
| Em | G | G/F# | |
| But I'm waiting on the | crumbs from your | table |