Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) for the intro/outro, it sounds better to play the other tab Intro: Oedipus: DmDm I thought myself an orphan D#mD#m I clawed my way up from the streets DmDm To earn my rank of doctor D#mD#m Equal to any I should meet DmDm How could I know my fame D#mD#m Arose from sly Olympian winks? DmDm And soon I’d match myself D#mD#m Against the riddle of the Sphinx
Chorus: FF G+G Four legs in the morning FF G+G Two legs in the day FF G+G Three legs in the evening Bb majorBb A augmentedA DmDm As body and mind decay Verse 1: Oedipus: DmDm A augmentedA mad disease FF Striking poverty C majorC G+G In the slums no-one cares about DmDm In its host FF Causes rapid growth A augmentedA In just weeks they will die DmDm Children then FF Look as aged men C majorC G+G But have not learned the words to cry DmDm A augmentedA DmDm An old withered corpse yet a child
Chorus: FF G+G Four legs in the morning FF G+G Two legs in the day FF G+G Three legs in the evening Bb majorBb A augmentedA DmDm As body and mind decay Verse 2: Oedipus: DmDm Years I spent FF In experiment C majorC G+G Dissecting its chemistry DmDm Endless tests FF Finally yield success A augmentedA With the compounds I need DmDm A augmentedA consequence FF Baleful oxidants C majorC G+G From Olympian eternity DmDm A augmentedA DmDm They had to know what it leads to Chorus: FF G+G Four legs in the morning FF G+G Two legs in the day FF G+G Three legs in the evening Bb majorBb A augmentedA DmDm As body and mind decay Verse 3: Father & Oedipus: DmDm Oedipus FF Come don’t make a fuss C majorC G+G Your research takes a dangerous path DmDm Take a pause FF Find another cause A augmentedA This will end in your fall DmDm Whoe’er you be FF If you threaten me C majorC G+G I can warn you will feel my wrath DmDm A augmentedA DmDm Don’t interfere with my calling Chorus: FF G+G Four legs in the morning FF G+G Two legs in the day FF G+G Three legs in the evening Bb majorBb A augmentedA DmDm As body and mind decay FF G+G Four legs in the morning FF G+G Two legs in the day FF G+G Three legs in the evening Bb majorBb A augmentedA DmDm As body and mind decay Outro: Oedipus: DmDm Soon the Olympians knew D#mD#m Of what their immortality cost DmDm They feigned their contrition D#mD#m Mourning the lives that had been lost DmDm They swore they’d find a way D#mD#m That wouldn’t lead to loss of life DmDm They showered me with riches D#mD#m And introduced me to my wife
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