Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Intro: A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------2-------2---------1------1---1-----------| C|-2--2-3-2--2-3-2-3-----------2--3--3---3--3---3-------------| G|---------------------0-2-0------------------------0-2-3-2-0-| Intro: Dm Eb Dm I thought myself an orphan Eb Dm I clawed my way up from the streets To earn my rank of doctor Eb Equal to any I should meet Dm How could I know my fame Eb Arose from sly Olympian winks Dm And soon I’d match myself Dm Against the riddle of the Sphinx Chorus: Dm Dm A Dm F G Four legs in the morning Dm A Two legs in the day F G Three legs in the evening Dm A Dm As body and mind decay Verse 1: Dm A mad disease F Striking poverty C G In the slums no-one cares about Dm In its host F Causes rapid growth A In just weeks they will die Dm Children then F Look as aged men C G But have not learned the words to cry Dm A Dm An old withered corpse yet a child Chorus: F G Four legs in the morning Dm A Two legs in the day F G Three legs in the evening Dm A Dm As body and mind decay Verse 2: Dm Years I spent F In experiment C G Dissecting its chemistry Dm Endless tests F Finally yield success A With the compounds I need Dm A consequence F Baleful oxidants C G From Olympian eternity Dm A Dm They had to know what it leads to Chorus: F G Four legs in the morning Dm A Two legs in the day F G Three legs in the evening Dm A Dm As body and mind decay Verse 3: Dm Oedipus F Come don’t make a fuss C G Your research takes a dangerous path Dm Take a pause F Find another cause A This will end in your fall Dm Whoe’er you be F If you threaten me C G I can warn you will feel my wrath Dm A Dm Don’t interfere with my calling Chorus: F G Four legs in the morning Dm A Two legs in the day F G Three legs in the evening Dm A Dm As body and mind decay F G Four legs in the morning Dm A Two legs in the day F G Three legs in the evening Dm A Dm As body and mind decay Outro: Dm Soon the Olympians knew Eb Of what their immortality cost Dm They feigned their contrition Eb Mourning the lives that had been lost Dm They swore they’d find a way Eb That wouldn’t lead to loss of life Dm They showered me with riches Dm And introduced me to my wife
