The Poets Chords

Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: B B B B B E B E B E B E Verse 1: B The poets took their papers E And they burned them on the street B They threw them in the fire E And they danced around the heat G#m Cause the fire the burns inside B E B E Is not the one they think they need B They opened up their windows E In the middle of the storm B They emptied out their wallets E And they jumped into the swarm G#m B E B E Cause they're better off wearing rags than a uniform

Verse 2: B E So this is how it goes D# The poets take the show F# E B Stay for the afterglow B E We can make amends D# Opinions they can bend F# E B E B E Because I thought you were my friend Verse 3: B They looked into the mirror E And the mirror looked back B They turned off all the lights E And the mirror turned black G#m Cause the only light they need B E B E Is the light behind their eyes B They looked up at each other E As they came out of the pit B They buried all the matches E And then took out what was lit G#m* And the poets shook their head N.C. B E B E As they walked into the show Verse 4: B E So the city's getting cold D# The kids are going home F# E B What they say will be carved in stone B E And as the years go by D# Blake will start to cry F# E B F# E A B His face replaced by the youth each time B F# E A B Verse 5: N.C. B Drop pen B Your words, your thoughts E They don't matter E Your monologues D# They don't matter F# E B I don't care even if you do E Your poetry it won't matter D# Your poetry it don't matter F# Can you hear me? E B E B E N.C. Am I still speaking English?