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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
No capo
Key = C Lydian mode
Verse chords alternate back and forth:
Cmaj7 | Dsus2
Cmaj7 = x32000:
Dsus2 = xx0230:
Chorus chords:
D | Cadd9
Verse 1:
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
And here I dreamt I was a soldier
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
And I marched the streets of Birkenau
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
And I recall in spring
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
The perfume that the air would bring
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
To the indolent town
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
Where the barkers call the moon down
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
The carnival was ringing loudly now
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
And just to lay with you
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
Save lay my rifle down
Chorus:
D Cadd9
And try one, and try two
D Cadd9
Guess it always comes down to
D Cadd9
Alright, it's okay
D Cadd9 Cmaj7
Guess it's better to turn this way
Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
ay ay ay ay ay ay...
Verse 2:
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
And I am nothing of a builder
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
But here I dreamt I was an architect
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
And I built this balustrade
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
To keep you home, to keep you safe
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
From the outside world
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
But the angles and the corners
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
Even though my work is unparalleled
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
They never seemed to meet
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
This structure fell about our feet
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
And we were free to go
Chorus:
D Cadd9
And try one, and try two
D Cadd9
Guess it always comes down to
D Cadd9
Alright, okay
D Cadd9 Cmaj7
Guess it's better to turn this way
Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
ay ay ay ay ay ay...
Verse 3:
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
And here in Spain I am a Spaniard
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
I will be buried with my marionettes
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
Countess and courtesan
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
Have fallen 'neath my tender hand
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
When their husbands were not around (ah, ah, oh)
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
But you, my soiled teenage girlfriend
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
O' how you furrow like a lioness
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
And we are vagabonds
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
We travel without seatbelts on
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
To live this close to death
Extended Chorus:
D Cadd9
And try one, and try two
D Cadd9
I guess it always comes down to
D Cadd9
Alright, it's okay
D Cadd9
Guess it's better to turn this
D Cadd9
But I won, so you lose
D Cadd9
Guess it always comes down to
D Cadd9
Alright, it's okay
D Cadd9 Cmaj7
Guess it's better to turn this way
Dsus2 Cmaj7 Dsus2
ay ay ay ay ay ay...
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025