Verse
A#m A F#
There was no one nothing to see
A#m A F#
The night is useless and so are we
C# Cb
Cause everybody knows
A#m A F# G#
The fabric of folly is fallen apart at the seams
CHORUS
A#m C#
And I've been lookin' for a good time
A#m A G#
But the pleasures are seldom and few
VERSE 2
A#m A F#
There's no whiskey there's no wine
A#m A F#
Just the concrete and a worried mind
C# Cb
'cause everybody knows
A#m A F# G#
Death creeps in slow 'til you feel safe in his arms
CHORUS
A#m C#
And I've been lookin' for a new friend
A#m A G#
And I don't care if he's decrepit and gray
VERSE 3
A#m A F#
O maria haven't you known
A#m A F#
Days so careless all on your own
C# Cb
'cause everybody knows
A#m A F# G#
The circus is closed and the animals have gone wild
CHORUS
A#m C#
And I've been lookin' for my shadow
A#m A G#
But this place is so bright and so clean