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