Intro
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[Verse 1]
E E A
Another day that don't end
A E E A
Another ship goin' out
A A A D
Another day of anger
D A A D
Bitterness and doubt
D E E A
I know how it happened
A E E A
I saw it begin
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I opened my heart to the world and the world came in
[Verse 2]
B E E A
Hello Mary Lou
A E E A
Hello Miss Pearl
A A A D
My fleet-footed guides
D E E A
From the underworld
E E E A
No stars in the sky
A E E A
Shine brighter than you
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You girls mean business and I do too
[Verse 3]
E E A
Well I'm the enemy of treason
A E E A
Enemy of strife
A A A D
Enemy of the unlived
D A A D
Meaningless life
D E E A
I ain't no false prophet
A E E A
I just know what I know
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I go where only the lonely can go
[Verse 4]
B7 E E A
I'm first among equals
A E E A
Second to none
A A A D
Last of the best
D A A D
You can bury the rest
D E E A
Bury 'em naked
A E E A
With their silver and gold
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Put them six feet under and pray for their souls
[Verse 5]
B7 E E A
What are you lookin' at
A E E A
There's nothing to see
A A A D
Just a cool breeze
D A A D
That's encircling me
D E E A
Let's go for a walk in the garden
A E E A
So far and so wide
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We can sit in the shade by the fountain-side
[Solo]
B7 E E A
A E E A
A E E A
A E E A
[Verse 6]
A E E A
I search the world over
A E E A
For the Holy Grail
A A A D
I sing songs of love
D A A D
I sing songs of betrayal
D E E A
Don't care what I drink
A E E A
I Don't care what I eat
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I climbed the mountains of swords on my bare feet
[Verse 7]
B7 E E A
You don't know me darlin'
A E E A
You never would guess
A A A D
I'm nothing like my ghostly
D A A D
Appearance would suggest
D E E A
I ain't no false prophet
A E E A
I just said what I said
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I'm just here to bring vengeance on somebody's head
[Verse 8]
B7 E E A
Put out your hand
A E E A
There's nothing to hold
A A A D
Open your mouth
D A A D
I'll stuff it with gold
D E E A
Oh you poor devil
A E E A
Look up if you will
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The city of God is there on the hill
[Solo]
B7 E E A
A E E A
A E E A
A E E A
[Verse 9]
B7 E E A
Hello stranger
A E E A
Hello and goodbye
A A A D
You ruled the land
D A A D
But so do I
D E E A
You lusty old mule
A E E A
You got a poison brain
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I'll marry you to a ball and chain
[Verse 10]
B7 E E A
You know darlin'
A E E A
The kind of life that I live
A A A D
When your smile meets my smile
D A A D
Something's got to give
D E E A
I ain't no false prophet
A E E A
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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B7 E E A
A E E A
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