Intro
D A B F# Gmaj7 D
D A B F# Gmaj7 D
[Verse 1]
D A B F# G D
lazy flies all hovering above
A B F# G D
the magistrate, he puts on his gloves
E7 A G D
and he looks to the clouds all pink and disheveled
C#7 D A G#
there must be some blueprints, some creed of the devil
G D
inscribed in our minds
[Chorus 1]
Bm E G Bm
a hideous game vanishes in thin air
E G Bm
the vanity of slaves who wants to be there?
F# G D
to sweep the debris to harness dead-horses
E A G D
to ride in the sun a life of confessions
F# G A#
written in the dust
[Verse 2]
D A B F# G D
out in the mangroves the mynah birds cry
A B F# G D
in the shadows of sulphur the trawlers drift by
E7 A G D
they're chewing dried meat in a house of disrepute
C#7 D A G#
the dust of opiates and syphilis patients
G D
on brochure vacations
[Chorus2]
Bm E G Bm
fear has a glare that traps you like searchlights
E G Bm
the puritans stare their souls are fluoresecent
F# G D
the skin of a robot vibrates with pleasure
E A G D
matrons and gigolos carouse in the parlor
F# G A#
their hand-grenade eyes invalid and blind
[Interlude]
(Play verse chords)
[Chorus 3]
Bm E G Bm
a hideous game vanishes in thin air
E G Bm
the vanity of slaves who wants to be there?
F# G D
to sweep the debris to harness dead-horses
E A G D
to ride in the sun a life of confessions
F# G A#
written in the dust
[Outro]
(La la la over verse chords)