Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
GbGb Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Gb7Gb7 BB B minorBm GbGb Db7sus4Db7sus4 Db7Db7
GbGb Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Gb7Gb7 BB B minorBm GbGb Db7sus4Db7sus4 DbDb GbGb
Verse 1:
GbGb Gbmaj7Gbmaj7
Start at eight
Gb7Gb7 BB
See what you know
B minorBm GbGb Db7sus4Db7sus4 Db7Db7
What have you been through, make a list
GbGb Gbmaj7Gbmaj7
Now scrap the page
Gb7Gb7 BB
Forget what you wrote
B minorBm GbGb Db7sus4Db7sus4 Db7Db7 GbGb
Writing ain't supposed to be easier, no
GbGb Gbmaj7Gbmaj7
You've read the news
Gb7Gb7 BB
And none of that worked
B minorBm GbGb Db7sus4Db7sus4 Db7Db7
To help you make art you don't hate
GbGb Gbmaj7Gbmaj7
But someone whispered
Gb7Gb7 BB
"The big screen is cool"
B minorBm EbM7Ebm7 Db7sus4Db7sus4 Db7Db7 GbGb
So let's kill the blues at the talkies today
Bridge:
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Bb majorBb Dbmaj7Dbmaj7 AbAb
We'll hit the cinema as violence abounds
BB Ab7Ab7 Fm7Fm7 Bb7Bb7
And Joker the Clown spoils the day
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Bb majorBb Dbmaj7Dbmaj7 AbAb
On my phone there's a photograph or a minute long clip
BB Ab7Ab7 Db7sus4Db7sus4 Db7Db7
I opt against work to watch this
Verse 2:
GbGb Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Gb7Gb7 BB
So here you sit in darkness locked in
B minorBm GbGb Db7sus4Db7sus4 Db7Db7
Your art may be richer, but your brain turned to shit
GbGb Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Gb7Gb7 BB
I tried the news, and it made me feel sick
B minorBm EbM7Ebm7 Db7sus4Db7sus4 Db7Db7 GbGb
The Joker took armistice and blew it to bits
Bridge:
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Bb majorBb Dbmaj7Dbmaj7 AbAb
I once heard it said that a man and his heart
BB Ab7Ab7 Fm7Fm7 Bb7Bb7
Could change if you listened more than spoke
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Bb majorBb Dbmaj7Dbmaj7 AbAb
But now I'm afraid that my listening days
BB Ab7Ab7 Db7sus4Db7sus4 Db7Db7
Will end when the credits do roll
Verse 3:
GbGb Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Gb7Gb7 BB
Don't be alarmed if the chaos on screen
B minorBm GbGb Db7sus4Db7sus4 Db7Db7
Begins to resemble the world as it be
GbGb Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Gb7Gb7 BB
You've come this far, and now you should see
B minorBm EbM7Ebm7 Ab7Ab7 Db7Db7 GbGb
The uncanny parallels 'tween the talkies and... me