Verse
G# Fm
Stumble on to the pavement; they're strapped tight to bed
A#m
They've got a fetish for sheep, straitjacket sheets
D# D#/G G#
But I've got Randy Newman in my head
Fm
This is no corn-fed day, it's gloomy, blue, and cold
Fm/G# A#m
So let the muggings occur, I feel secure
D#
They say that I'm peculiar
[Chorus]
C# Fm D#
And oh I don't know, I don't care
D# C#
I'll be waiting for you there
Fm D#
Crave this chill, bathe in black
C#
All the ghouls and fiends attack
Fm D# C#
Knees go weak, and I swoon, underneath the pallid moon
Fm D#
Praise the night, oh, praise the night
D# G#
The only time I feel alright
[Verse]
G# Fm
Under the sun gods stare, I wince and blossom hives
A#m
Counting the fractions of day, rotting away
D# G#
As businessmen just drink away their lives
Fm
But when the stars once shy, come bloom and blanket earth
A#m
I feel beloved and blessed, quite Byron-esque
D#
I need to just get off my chest that, oh
[Chorus]
C# Fm D#
And oh I don't know, I don't care
D# C#
I'll be waiting for you there
Fm D#
Crave this chill, bathe in black
C#
All the ghouls and fiends attack
Fm D# C#
Eyes erupt, and I swoon, underneath the pallid moon
Fm D#
Praise the night, oh, praise the night
D# G#
The only time I feel alright
[Solo]
G# Fm A#m D#
G# Fm A#m D#
Ooh...
[Chorus]
C# Fm D#
And oh I don't know, I don't care
D# C#
I'll be waiting for you there
Fm D#
Crave this chill, bathe in black
C#
All the ghouls and fiends attack
Fm D# C#
Head combusts, and I swoon, underneath the pallid moon
Fm D#
Praise the night, oh, praise the night
D# G#
The only time I feel alright