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