Intro
G D E B Cmaj7 G
G D E B Cmaj7 G
[Verse 1]
G D E B C G
lazy flies all hovering above
D E B C G
the magistrate, he puts on his gloves
A7 D C G
and he looks to the clouds all pink and disheveled
F#7 G D C#
there must be some blueprints, some creed of the devil
C G
inscribed in our minds
[Chorus 1]
Em A C Em
a hideous game vanishes in thin air
A C Em
the vanity of slaves who wants to be there?
B C G
to sweep the debris to harness dead-horses
A D C G
to ride in the sun a life of confessions
B C D#
written in the dust
[Verse 2]
G D E B C G
out in the mangroves the mynah birds cry
D E B C G
in the shadows of sulphur the trawlers drift by
A7 D C G
they're chewing dried meat in a house of disrepute
F#7 G D C#
the dust of opiates and syphilis patients
C G
on brochure vacations
[Chorus2]
Em A C Em
fear has a glare that traps you like searchlights
A C Em
the puritans stare their souls are fluoresecent
B C G
the skin of a robot vibrates with pleasure
A D C G
matrons and gigolos carouse in the parlor
B C D#
their hand-grenade eyes invalid and blind
[Interlude]
(Play verse chords)
[Chorus 3]
Em A C Em
a hideous game vanishes in thin air
A C Em
the vanity of slaves who wants to be there?
B C G
to sweep the debris to harness dead-horses
A D C G
to ride in the sun a life of confessions
B C D#
written in the dust
[Outro]
(La la la over verse chords)