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