Intro
G#m D#sus4 (4x)
B Bmaj7 (2x)
F#
[Verse 1]
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
Well I got here by boat and I don't intend to stay
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
The town clerk's black coat is already turning grey
B Bmaj7
I look out
B Bmaj7
D#m
and I doubt
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
I've been here one day and already things feel cruel
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
An old lady's cursing at somebody next to you
B G#
I look out and I shout
[Chorus]
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
Well I'm shimmering in gold, shimmering in view
B Bmaj7 B Bmaj7
I used to dream in colors, now I dream in blues
F# C# G#m F#
I look out, this town felt so gold from the shores
C# G#m B F#
I look out and I don't want to see any more
[Verse 2]
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
The people are trained in hate, sending guns to kill
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
Already we're forgetting what we were put here to do
B Bmaj7
I look out
B Bmaj7
D#m
and I cry
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
And trees are falling at no man's expense
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
Greed, jealousy, a body up for rent
B Bmaj7
I look out
B Bmaj7
G#
and I shout
[Chorus]
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
Well I'm shimmering in gold, shimmering in view
B Bmaj7 B Bmaj7
I used to dream in colors, now I dream in blues
F# C# G#m F#
I look out, this town felt so gold from the shores
C# G#m B F#
I look out and I don't want to see any more
[Verse 3]
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
An empathy forgotten with no man's grace
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
I can't recall the last time I saw a true face
B Bmaj7
I look out
B Bmaj7
D#m
and I die
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
Words are bombs, bombs are words
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
I miss the oblivion of being a young girl
B Bmaj7
I look out,
B Bmaj
G#
I shout
[Chorus]
G#m D#sus4 G#m D#sus4
Well I'm shimmering in gold, shimmering in view
B Bmaj7 B Bmaj7
I used to dream in colors, now I dream in blues
F# C# G#m F#
I look out, this town felt so gold from the shores
C# G#m B F#
I look out and I don't want to see any more
C# G#m B F#
I look out and I don't want to see any more