Intro
(fade in)
G# Cb C# x6
[Verse 1]
C#5
Dark alley (dark alley)
Black star
A#5
Four turkeys in a big black car
C#5
The road is shiny (bright shiny)
The wheels slide
A#5
Four turkeys going for a dangerous ride
C#5
The lacquer crackles (black tar)
The engines roar
A#5
A# ship was turning broadside to the shore
C#5
Splish splash, I was raking in the cash
A#5
The biology of purpose keeps my nose above the surface
[Chorus]
G# Cb
King's lead hat put the innocence inside her
C#
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
G# Cb
King's lead hat was a mother to desire
C#
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
[Verse 2]
C#5
In New Delhi (smelly Delhi)
And Hong Kong
A#5
They all know that it won't be long
C#5
I count my fingers (digit counter)
As night falls
A#5
And draw bananas on the bathroom walls
C#5
The killer cycles (humdrum)
The killer hertz
A#5
The passage of my life is measured out in shirts
C#5
Time and motion (motion carried)
Time and tide
A#5
All I know and all I have is time and time and tide is on my side
[Chorus]
G# Cb
King's lead hat put the poker in the fire
C#
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
G# Cb
King's lead hat was a mother to desire
C#
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
[Middle 8] (like the verse)
C#5 A#5 x4
[Bridge] (like the chorus)
G# Cb C# x2
[Verse 3]
C#5
The weapon's ready (ready Freddy)
The guns purr
A#5
The satellite distorts his voice to a slur
C#5
He gives orders (finger pie)
Which no one hears
A#5
The king's hat fits over their ears
C#5
He takes his modicate
Cold turpentine
A#5
He tries to dial out 999999999
C#5
He dials reception (moving finger)
He's all alone
A#5
He's just a victim of the telephone
[Chorus]
G# Cb
King's lead hat made the Amazon much wider
C#
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
G# Cb
King's lead hat put the poker in the fire
C#
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
G# Cb
King's lead hat was a mother to desire
C#
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
G# Cb
King's lead hat put the innocence inside her
C#
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
[Outro]
G# Cb C# x6
(fade out)