| Em | |
| I l | isten to a lecture of nonsense till dawn |
| Bm | |
| By a pl | agiary poet with dark glasses on |
| Am | |
| He said " | how did you ever dream up that song? |
| Bm | B | Em | |
| The o | ne where the b | aby dies | ." |
| Em | |
| I said "I'll t | ell you the secret which one's your good ear? |
| Bm | |
| Yeah, pe | ople are made up of water and fear |
| Am | |
| If there w | eren't women present we wouldn't be here |
| Bm | B | Em | |
| So l | ets make l | ike we're frien | ds" |
| Em | |
| And the | pot turned to powder and soured the mood |
| Bm | |
| And the p | eople I'd come with were gone from the room |
| Am | |
| So I a | sked like a child "may I be excused?" |
| Bm | B | Em | |
| An | d disob | eyed them al | l |
| Em | |
| Into that l | ate night latrine rain soaking through my shoes |
| Bm | |
| I t | ried walking backwards to get less confused |
| Am | |
| Wor | king off a theory I could never prove |
| Bm | B | Em | |
| That it was l | ife its | elf to bl | ame |
| Am | Em | |
| And t | ime ruined the wo | rld |
| Am | Em | |
| Like a f | ailed revol | ution |
| Am | Em | |
| A t | umor we could not re | move |
| Csus2 | Bm | Em | |
| An old | friend, a co | nstant, the b | lues |
| Em, Asus2, A#/Bbsus2 x2 |
| Em | |
| Now my d | ays are distractions, sit wringing my hands |
| Bm | |
| So | litaire, crosswords, and films on demand |
| Am | |
| When you t | urn from a cartoon back into a man |
| Bm | B | Em | |
| You start to s | mell that hu | man sme | ll |
| Em | |
| And so I sl | eep with the fan on to drown out the street |
| Bm | |
| And the n | oise rising up from the bar underneath |
| Am | |
| Well for t | hat inconvenience all my drinks are free |
| Bm | B | Em | |
| So I gu | ess it's j | ust as we | ll |
| Em | |
| Why do I e | nvy the ending right from the start |
| Bm | |
| Just | get it together to take it apart |
| Am | |
| W | atching the horse as it follows the cart |
| Bm | B | Em | |
| I s | weep up my b | roken spe | ll |
| Am | Em | |
| And I f | elt something changing the w | orld |
| Am | Em | |
| Like a n | ew consti | tution |
| Am | Em | |
| A th | ief I would have to p | ursue |
| Csus2 | Bm | Em | |
| At all | times, at all c | osts, the tr | uth |
| Em, Asus2, A#/Bbsus2 |
| Em, Asus2, A#/Bbsus2, Bsus2 |
| Em, Asus2, A#/Bbsus2, Bsus2, Csus2 |
| Em, Asus2, A#/Bbsus2, Bsus2, Csus2, C#/Dbsus2 |
| Em, Asus2, A#/Bbsus2, Bsus2, Csus2, C#/Dbsus2, Dsus2 |
| End on: Em |
| END |
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