Intro
(fade in)
B D E x6
[Verse 1]
E5
Dark alley (dark alley)
Black star
C#5
Four turkeys in a big black car
E5
The road is shiny (bright shiny)
The wheels slide
C#5
Four turkeys going for a dangerous ride
E5
The lacquer crackles (black tar)
The engines roar
C#5
C# ship was turning broadside to the shore
E5
Splish splash, I was raking in the cash
C#5
The biology of purpose keeps my nose above the surface
[Chorus]
B D
King's lead hat put the innocence inside her
E
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
B D
King's lead hat was a mother to desire
E
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
[Verse 2]
E5
In New Delhi (smelly Delhi)
And Hong Kong
C#5
They all know that it won't be long
E5
I count my fingers (digit counter)
As night falls
C#5
And draw bananas on the bathroom walls
E5
The killer cycles (humdrum)
The killer hertz
C#5
The passage of my life is measured out in shirts
E5
Time and motion (motion carried)
Time and tide
C#5
All I know and all I have is time and time and tide is on my side
[Chorus]
B D
King's lead hat put the poker in the fire
E
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
B D
King's lead hat was a mother to desire
E
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
[Middle 8] (like the verse)
E5 C#5 x4
[Bridge] (like the chorus)
B D E x2
[Verse 3]
E5
The weapon's ready (ready Freddy)
The guns purr
C#5
The satellite distorts his voice to a slur
E5
He gives orders (finger pie)
Which no one hears
C#5
The king's hat fits over their ears
E5
He takes his modicate
Cold turpentine
C#5
He tries to dial out 999999999
E5
He dials reception (moving finger)
He's all alone
C#5
He's just a victim of the telephone
[Chorus]
B D
King's lead hat made the Amazon much wider
E
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
B D
King's lead hat put the poker in the fire
E
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
B D
King's lead hat was a mother to desire
E
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
B D
King's lead hat put the innocence inside her
E
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
[Outro]
B D E x6
(fade out)