Intro: E A e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|--------------------9\--|------------------------| D|-----2p0------------9\--|-----2p0------------7\--| A|---------2p0--------7\--|---------2p0---0----7\--| E|-0h3---------3p0--------|-0h3---------3------5\--| Verse 1: E A E I know a princess with one foot in the fire G D Dm C Two steps from the water's edge she rides three sheets to the winds who who whispers that E A E I know a girl who's walking on a wire G D Dm C Balanced in the air-conditioned breeze that blows the winch I'm telling you that E A E I know a woman who with whom I conspire
Chorus: G A E Lawlessness abounds just listen to the sounds as the G A E Night speaks to a woman I once knew E A e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|--------------------9\--|------------------------| D|-----2p0------------9\--|-----2p0------------7\--| A|---------2p0--------7\--|---------2p0---0----7\--| E|-0h3---------3p0--------|-0h3---------3------5\--| Verse 2: E A E I know a queen who loved me for a week G D Dm C Said more from one through four by seven she would hardly speak but through E A E Words in a book she never let me see G D Dm C Stashed ahigh up on my shelf but never make me doubt myself until E A E Reading the words the section that I seek G D Dm C Inside I see a tiny piece of me E A E Spread out on the pages I once knew Chorus: G A E Lawlessness abounds just listen to the sounds as the G A E Night speaks to a woman I once knew E A e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|--------------------9\--|------------------------| D|-----2p0------------9\--|-----2p0------------7\--| A|---------2p0--------7\--|---------2p0---0----7\--| E|-0h3---------3p0--------|-0h3---------3------5\--| Bridge: D A Like water on the breeze the night speaks to a woman E A e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|--------------------9\--|------------------------| D|-----2p0------------9\--|-----2p0------------7\--| A|---------2p0--------7\--|---------2p0---0----7\--| E|-0h3---------3p0--------|-0h3---------3------5\--| D A Like water on the breeze Turnaround: e|----------------------------------------------------| B|--5-3-5-3-------------------------------------------| G|----------4-2----------4-2-------------4-2----------| D|--------------5----2-5-----5-2-----2-5-----5-2------| A|-----------------4-------------4-3-------------3----| E|-------------------------------------------------0--| E A e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|--------------------9\--|------------------------| D|-----2p0------------9\--|-----2p0------------7\--| A|---------2p0--------7\--|---------2p0---0----7\--| E|-0h3---------3p0--------|-0h3---------3------5\--| Bridge: D A Like water on the breeze the night speaks to a woman e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--9-7-9-7--------------6-5-------------4-3---------| D|----------7----------7-----5---------5-----3-------| A|------------9------7---------7-----5---------5-----| E|--------------10-9-------------8-7-------------6-5-|