Intro
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[Verse 1]
B B E
Another day that don't end
E B B E
Another ship goin' out
E E E A
Another day of anger
A E E A
Bitterness and doubt
A B B E
I know how it happened
E B B E
I saw it begin
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I opened my heart to the world and the world came in
[Verse 2]
F# B B E
Hello Mary Lou
E B B E
Hello Miss Pearl
E E E A
My fleet-footed guides
A B B E
From the underworld
B B B E
No stars in the sky
E B B E
Shine brighter than you
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You girls mean business and I do too
[Verse 3]
B B E
Well I'm the enemy of treason
E B B E
Enemy of strife
E E E A
Enemy of the unlived
A E E A
Meaningless life
A B B E
I ain't no false prophet
E B B E
I just know what I know
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I go where only the lonely can go
[Verse 4]
F#7 B B E
I'm first among equals
E B B E
Second to none
E E E A
Last of the best
A E E A
You can bury the rest
A B B E
Bury 'em naked
E B B E
With their silver and gold
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Put them six feet under and pray for their souls
[Verse 5]
F#7 B B E
What are you lookin' at
E B B E
There's nothing to see
E E E A
Just a cool breeze
A E E A
That's encircling me
A B B E
Let's go for a walk in the garden
E B B E
So far and so wide
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We can sit in the shade by the fountain-side
[Solo]
F#7 B B E
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[Verse 6]
E B B E
I search the world over
E B B E
For the Holy Grail
E E E A
I sing songs of love
A E E A
I sing songs of betrayal
A B B E
Don't care what I drink
E B B E
I Don't care what I eat
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I climbed the mountains of swords on my bare feet
[Verse 7]
F#7 B B E
You don't know me darlin'
E B B E
You never would guess
E E E A
I'm nothing like my ghostly
A E E A
Appearance would suggest
A B B E
I ain't no false prophet
E B B E
I just said what I said
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I'm just here to bring vengeance on somebody's head
[Verse 8]
F#7 B B E
Put out your hand
E B B E
There's nothing to hold
E E E A
Open your mouth
A E E A
I'll stuff it with gold
A B B E
Oh you poor devil
E B B E
Look up if you will
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The city of God is there on the hill
[Solo]
F#7 B B E
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[Verse 9]
F#7 B B E
Hello stranger
E B B E
Hello and goodbye
E E E A
You ruled the land
A E E A
But so do I
A B B E
You lusty old mule
E B B E
You got a poison brain
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I'll marry you to a ball and chain
[Verse 10]
F#7 B B E
You know darlin'
E B B E
The kind of life that I live
E E E A
When your smile meets my smile
A E E A
Something's got to give
A B B E
I ain't no false prophet
E B B E
No I'm nobody's bride
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Can't remember when I was born and I forgot when I died
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F#7 B B E
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