Chords:
C/G: 332010
Am: xx2210
F: xx3211
G: 32xxx3
Dm: xx0231
Verse 1:
C#/G# A#m C#/G# A#m
I went for you in military times
F# G# F# G#
and, then, I waited well into the twenty three hundreds.
C#/G# A#m
I made my way through
C#/G# A#m
the Union Street design
F# G# F# G#
kids.
Chorus:
C#/G# A#m
They were alright.
C#/G# A#m
They were on fire.
C#/G# A#m C#/G# A#m D#m
They harbored an elementary desire to do good works.
I bought 'em all, I bought 'em all!
I made donations to The Plague, and The Fall
C#/G# A#m C#/G# A#m
and The Old Grey Mare in her stall!
F# G# F# G#
Verse 2:
C#/G# A#m
And day to day,
C#/G# A#m F# G# F# G#
a couple years in Solitary never really hurt anyone.
C#/G# A#m C#/G# A#m F#
Distinguished colleagues, dead music-writers' brides - I apologize.
G# F# G#
C#/G# A#m
They were alright.
C#/G# A#m
They were on fire.
C#/G# A#m C#/G# A#m D#m
They harbored an elementary desire to do good works.
I bought 'em all, I bought 'em all!
I made donations to The Plague, and The Fall
C#/G# A#m C#/G# A#m
and The Old Grey Mare in her stall.
F# G# F# G#
C#/G# A#m
I don't know, I guess I'm doing alright.
C#/G# A#m
Tabitha takes another stab at becoming light.
F# G#
She never wants to go.
F# G# D#m
Always want to stay illuminated.
C#/G# A#m
Ride towards the dawn,
C#/G# A#m
Quicksilver on the side of nothing.
F# G#
Never had a chance.
F# G#
Never had to choose
F# G#
Your Blood versus Your
C#/G# A#m
Blues.
C#/G# A#m
F# G# F# G#
C#/G# A#m
Ride towards the dawn,
C#/G# A#m
Quicksilver on the side of nothing.
F# G#
Never had a chance.
F# G#
Never had to choose
F# G#
Your Blood versus Your
C#/G# A#m
Blues.
C#/G# A#m
F# G# F# G#
C#/G# (One stroke)