Intro
Bm F#sus4 (4x)
D Dmaj7 (2x)
A
[Verse 1]
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
Well I got here by boat and I don't intend to stay
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
The town clerk's black coat is already turning grey
D Dmaj7
I look out
D Dmaj7
F#m
and I doubt
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
I've been here one day and already things feel cruel
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
An old lady's cursing at somebody next to you
D B
I look out and I shout
[Chorus]
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
Well I'm shimmering in gold, shimmering in view
D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
I used to dream in colors, now I dream in blues
A E Bm A
I look out, this town felt so gold from the shores
E Bm D A
I look out and I don't want to see any more
[Verse 2]
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
The people are trained in hate, sending guns to kill
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
Already we're forgetting what we were put here to do
D Dmaj7
I look out
D Dmaj7
F#m
and I cry
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
And trees are falling at no man's expense
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
Greed, jealousy, a body up for rent
D Dmaj7
I look out
D Dmaj7
B
and I shout
[Chorus]
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
Well I'm shimmering in gold, shimmering in view
D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
I used to dream in colors, now I dream in blues
A E Bm A
I look out, this town felt so gold from the shores
E Bm D A
I look out and I don't want to see any more
[Verse 3]
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
An empathy forgotten with no man's grace
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
I can't recall the last time I saw a true face
D Dmaj7
I look out
D Dmaj7
F#m
and I die
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
Words are bombs, bombs are words
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
I miss the oblivion of being a young girl
D Dmaj7
I look out,
D Dmaj
B
I shout
[Chorus]
Bm F#sus4 Bm F#sus4
Well I'm shimmering in gold, shimmering in view
D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
I used to dream in colors, now I dream in blues
A E Bm A
I look out, this town felt so gold from the shores
E Bm D A
I look out and I don't want to see any more
E Bm D A
I look out and I don't want to see any more