Riddle Of The Sphinx chords by The Mechanisms

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


for the intro/outro, it sounds better to play the other tab


Intro: Oedipus:
Dm
I thought myself an orphan
D#m
I clawed my way up from the streets
Dm
To earn my rank of doctor
D#m
Equal to any I should meet
Dm
How could I know my fame
D#m
Arose from sly Olympian winks?
Dm
And soon I’d match myself
D#m
Against the riddle of the Sphinx

Chorus:
F                G
Four legs in the morning
F               G
Two legs in the day
F                 G
Three legs in the evening
   Bb       A    Dm
As body and mind decay


Verse 1: Oedipus:
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
F               G
Two legs in the day
F                 G
Three legs in the evening
   Bb       A    Dm
As body and mind decay


Verse 2: Oedipus:
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
F               G
Two legs in the day
F                 G
Three legs in the evening
   Bb       A    Dm
As body and mind decay


Verse 3: Father & Oedipus:
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
F               G
Two legs in the day
F                 G
Three legs in the evening
   Bb       A    Dm
As body and mind decay
F                G
Four legs in the morning
F               G
Two legs in the day
F                 G
Three legs in the evening
   Bb       A    Dm
As body and mind decay


Outro: Oedipus:
Dm
Soon the Olympians knew
D#m
Of what their immortality cost
Dm
They feigned their contrition
D#m
Mourning the lives that had been lost
Dm
They swore they’d find a way
D#m
That wouldn’t lead to loss of life
Dm
They showered me with riches
D#m
And introduced me to my wife