Intro
Gm
Gm D
Let's hope this time we can get this band back together again!
[Verse One]
Gm F Eb
You join the underground cabaret today
Eb D
(Well, hey there, tell me your name)
Gm
You try to run and tell the word
F Eb
But you're stranded in a darkened cave
Eb D
(Oh, Henry, we hate you the same)
Eb
So listen up my friend
F
There's more than meets the eye
Eb
You power up the studio
F
And bring them to life
Gm
Now play the beat that trickles through the halls
Eb
Or else your life is nevermore
D
Don't worry chum
N.C.
It's not the music that dies
Gm
Now listen up!
[Pre-Chorus One]
Gm F
Our life support machine
Eb D
Was brought to life by remarkable hands
Gm F
Forget about the hell we've seen
Eb D
The time has come to revive our band
Eb
So bang the drums to a rhythm
D
Captivating the beat
Eb
And press the keys on the piano
D
For the ritual please
Gm
The song's alive with the night
Eb
With your help we'll revive
D
The devil's advocate
N.C.
Is staring right through your lies
Gm F A#
You're just returning our old strings tonight
D
I hope you turn on the light now!
[Chorus One]
Gm
Can I get an amen in here? (Amen!)
Eb
You see the magic of art
F Gm
It would tear you apart if you knew!
Gm
Can I get an amen in here? (Amen!)
Eb
This magic was fueled by your heart
F Eb
But the dreams in his eyes were untrue
D Gm
He had bigger plans for the band
F A# Eb D
By demand we came back to this darkened cell
N.C. Gm
You're gonna break us out of this hell!
Gm D
[Verse Two]
Gm F
We've been stars since the rhythm days
Eb D
But our instruments have all grown tired
Gm F
And in the end our only dream was to dance
Eb D
They took the dance away and we got retired
Eb
But that was long ago
F
We have a new change of face
Eb
We turned it up a couple notches
F
With a brand new pace
Gm
You think they all just erased us
Eb
Betrayed us, enslaved us
D
But the deed is done
N.C.
And now we want to get out!
Gm
Now listen up!
[Pre-Chorus Two]
Gm F
Ain't it nice to be underground
Eb D
With a good ol' friend like me
Gm
(A friend like me, yeah)
F
So you notice that sign, we ain't lying
Eb D
But sit down and take a seat (Take a seat)
Eb
There's an exit for sure
D
But that's for shmucks
Eb
But a little bit of ink
D
And a couple of bucks
Gm
We can reopen the curtains
F
And show off the strut
D
But for goodness sake
Gm
You gotta just believe!
F Eb
You're just returning our old strings tonight
D
I hope you turn on the light now!
[Chorus Two]
Gm
Can I get an amen in here? (Amen!)
Eb
You see the magic of art
F Gm
It would tear you apart if you knew!
Gm
Can I get an amen in here? (Amen!)
Eb
This magic was fueled by your heart
F Eb
But the dreams in his eyes were untrue
D Gm
He had bigger plans for the band
F A# Eb D
By demand we came back to this darkened cell
N.C.
You're gonna break us out!
[Bridge]
Eb
Go to sleep my little sheep
F
It's time to rest your head, whether alive or dead
A# F
I am the keeper of the key
Gm
That will set us all free
Gm
I bring the demon back to life
Eb
(Bring the demon back to life)
Eb
There's a song that I sing that shows us the light
F
Even in the lighter side of hell, we sing with delight
A#
Play the notes that I require
F
This will please my desires
Gm
You have given me the tools
Eb
To restart this fire!
Eb
There's a twisted fate
F
That controls us and betrays us
A#
My friends have a death wish
F Gm
And all of this is him to blame!
Eb
Now we've brought him to his knees
F
Your only hope to escape this is to embrace this
A#
We need your help
F Gn
To keep this demon at bay!
N.C.
Let's end this today!
Gm
You're the conductor of this performance now, Henry!
Gm
Will you take their word, or ours?
D
Golly I hope this works!
Gm D
You turned on this machine. Now you have to believe!
N.C. Gm
Can I get an amen in here? (Can I get an amen?)
Eb
You see the magic of art (Of art!)
F Gm
It would tear you apart if you knew!
Gm
Can I get an amen in here? (Can I get an amen in here?)
Eb
This magic was fueled by your heart (Your heart!)
F Eb
But the dreams in his eyes were untrue (They're untrue!)
D Gm
He had bigger plans for the band
F A# Eb D
By demand we came back to this world of grey
D Gm
Welcome to the gospel of dismay!
Gm D
Gm
Gm D Gm
Welcome to the Gospel of Dismay...