Intro
B F# G# D# Emaj7 B
B F# G# D# Emaj7 B
[Verse 1]
B F# G# D# E B
lazy flies all hovering above
F# G# D# E B
the magistrate, he puts on his gloves
C#7 F# E B
and he looks to the clouds all pink and disheveled
A#7 B F# F
there must be some blueprints, some creed of the devil
E B
inscribed in our minds
[Chorus 1]
G#m C# E G#m
a hideous game vanishes in thin air
C# E G#m
the vanity of slaves who wants to be there?
D# E B
to sweep the debris to harness dead-horses
C# F# E B
to ride in the sun a life of confessions
D# E G
written in the dust
[Verse 2]
B F# G# D# E B
out in the mangroves the mynah birds cry
F# G# D# E B
in the shadows of sulphur the trawlers drift by
C#7 F# E B
they're chewing dried meat in a house of disrepute
A#7 B F# F
the dust of opiates and syphilis patients
E B
on brochure vacations
[Chorus2]
G#m C# E G#m
fear has a glare that traps you like searchlights
C# E G#m
the puritans stare their souls are fluoresecent
D# E B
the skin of a robot vibrates with pleasure
C# F# E B
matrons and gigolos carouse in the parlor
D# E G
their hand-grenade eyes invalid and blind
[Interlude]
(Play verse chords)
[Chorus 3]
G#m C# E G#m
a hideous game vanishes in thin air
C# E G#m
the vanity of slaves who wants to be there?
D# E B
to sweep the debris to harness dead-horses
C# F# E B
to ride in the sun a life of confessions
D# E G
written in the dust
[Outro]
(La la la over verse chords)