Intro
Dm Am Dm Am
C Dm Am
Verse 1
Dm Am Dm Am
There is an essence in the water
C Dm Am
There is a spirit in the sky
Dm Am Dm Am
There is a spider drawing webs
C Dm Am
To crucify a fly
Verse 2
Dm Am Dm Am
The fly is drawing nearer
C Dm Am
Just as if he knew
Dm Am Dm Am
How we all must fit the pattern
C Dm Am
How the pattern must fit you
Chorus:
Am Dm C Dm
Everybody say amen
A# C
These are the dreams of ordinary men
A# C Dm
This is the world that we’ll be living in
A# C
Out of the dreams of ordinary men
Verse 3:
Dm Am Dm Am
I mistook all your intentions
C Dm Am
But you never did deceive
Dm Am Dm Am
I have a helpless fascination
C Dm Am
For the web you wove for me
Verse 4:
Dm Am Dm Am
We had nightly public beatings
C Dm Am
But we slept in private hells
Dm Am Dm Am
And I feel no guilt or vengeance
C Dm Am
We just couldn’t help ourselves
Chorus:
Am Dm C Dm
Everybody say amen
A# C
These are the dreams of ordinary men
A# C Dm
This is the world that we’ll be living in
A# C
Out of the dreams of ordinary men
Bridge:
Am Dm C Dm
So what’s the answer I have to find
A# C
To change my world like I change my mind
A# C Dm
And change my life
A# C
If I could only change my dreams
Interlude:
Dm Am Dm Am
C Dm Am
Chorus:
Am Dm C Dm
Everybody say amen
A# C
These are the dreams of ordinary men
A# C Dm
This is the world that we’ll be living in
A# C
Out of the dreams of ordinary men
Am Dm C Dm
Say amen!
A# C
These are the dreams of ordinary men
A# C Dm
This is the world that we’ll be living in
A# C
Out of the dreams of ordinary men
Outro:
Dm Am Dm Am
C Dm Bm