Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: A augmentedA
Difficulty: Novice
Verse:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Stumble on to the pavement; they're strapped tight to bed
B minorBm
They've got a fetish for sheep, straitjacket sheets
E MajorE E/G# A augmentedA
But I've got Randy Newman in my head
F# minorF#m
This is no corn-fed day, it's gloomy, blue, and cold
F#m/A B minorBm
So let the muggings occur, I feel secure
E MajorE
They say that I'm peculiar
Chorus:
D MajorD F# minorF#m E MajorE
And oh I don't know, I don't care
E MajorE D MajorD
I'll be waiting for you there
F# minorF#m E MajorE
Crave this chill, bathe in black
D MajorD
All the ghouls and fiends attack
F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
Knees go weak, and I swoon, underneath the pallid moon
F# minorF#m E MajorE
Praise the night, oh, praise the night
E MajorE A augmentedA
The only time I feel alright
Verse:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Under the sun gods stare, I wince and blossom hives
B minorBm
Counting the fractions of day, rotting away
E MajorE A augmentedA
As businessmen just drink away their lives
F# minorF#m
But when the stars once shy, come bloom and blanket earth
B minorBm
I feel beloved and blessed, quite Byron-esque
E MajorE
I need to just get off my chest that, oh
Chorus:
D MajorD F# minorF#m E MajorE
And oh I don't know, I don't care
E MajorE D MajorD
I'll be waiting for you there
F# minorF#m E MajorE
Crave this chill, bathe in black
D MajorD
All the ghouls and fiends attack
F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
Eyes erupt, and I swoon, underneath the pallid moon
F# minorF#m E MajorE
Praise the night, oh, praise the night
E MajorE A augmentedA
The only time I feel alright
Solo:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m B minorBm E MajorE
A augmentedA F# minorF#m B minorBm E MajorE
Ooh...
Chorus:
D MajorD F# minorF#m E MajorE
And oh I don't know, I don't care
E MajorE D MajorD
I'll be waiting for you there
F# minorF#m E MajorE
Crave this chill, bathe in black
D MajorD
All the ghouls and fiends attack
F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
Head combusts, and I swoon, underneath the pallid moon
F# minorF#m E MajorE
Praise the night, oh, praise the night
E MajorE A augmentedA
The only time I feel alright