Intro
E B C# G# Amaj7 E
E B C# G# Amaj7 E
[Verse 1]
E B C# G# A E
lazy flies all hovering above
B C# G# A E
the magistrate, he puts on his gloves
F#7 B A E
and he looks to the clouds all pink and disheveled
D#7 E B A#
there must be some blueprints, some creed of the devil
A E
inscribed in our minds
[Chorus 1]
C#m F# A C#m
a hideous game vanishes in thin air
F# A C#m
the vanity of slaves who wants to be there?
G# A E
to sweep the debris to harness dead-horses
F# B A E
to ride in the sun a life of confessions
G# A C
written in the dust
[Verse 2]
E B C# G# A E
out in the mangroves the mynah birds cry
B C# G# A E
in the shadows of sulphur the trawlers drift by
F#7 B A E
they're chewing dried meat in a house of disrepute
D#7 E B A#
the dust of opiates and syphilis patients
A E
on brochure vacations
[Chorus2]
C#m F# A C#m
fear has a glare that traps you like searchlights
F# A C#m
the puritans stare their souls are fluoresecent
G# A E
the skin of a robot vibrates with pleasure
F# B A E
matrons and gigolos carouse in the parlor
G# A C
their hand-grenade eyes invalid and blind
[Interlude]
(Play verse chords)
[Chorus 3]
C#m F# A C#m
a hideous game vanishes in thin air
F# A C#m
the vanity of slaves who wants to be there?
G# A E
to sweep the debris to harness dead-horses
F# B A E
to ride in the sun a life of confessions
G# A C
written in the dust
[Outro]
(La la la over verse chords)