In The Land Of The Blind chords by Rick Springfield

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: EADGBE

"In The Land Of The Blind" - Rick Springfield - The Snake King - 2018
                   Transcribed by wranglingoutlaw

Capo 4 & key of E

Intro - | C | Am | C | Am |

     C                       Am                   C       Am
The priest wears a black eye patch and fake Prada perfume
       C                   F        | G | G |
On His walking cane is the Holy Roman ring
            F                  Dm          C
He wants to blindfold You all alone in his bedroom
Am       G                    F               | C ..
 In the land of the blind the one eyed-man is king

.. | Am | C | Am |

  C                Am                     C     Am
Hosanna closes Her eyes at Saint Peter's urging
     C                      F          | G | G |
She tapes them shut so She can't see anything
           F               Dm               C
She don't know it yet, but She's no longer virgin
Am            G                     F                | C ..
 Here in the land of the blind, the one eyed snake is king

.. | Am | C | Am |

    C              Am               C        Am
The cyclops in the White House understands it
      C             F                       | G | G |
Keeps everyone snow-blind from the great west wing
    F                     Dm                 C
He knows Your rules don't apply here in the snake pit
Am      G                         F             | C | C |
 It's a land of the blind and the one eyed-man is king

    F                              C
Oh, every night You pray or is it wishing?
                      D                  | F | G |
'Cause You're in no position to ask for anything

     C          Am                 C     Am
I'm guided by a warning light from heaven
   C             F          | G | G |
Inspired by the violent Arab Spring
          F             Dm              C
I nearly died once in a wrecked Porsche 911
Am          G                      F         | C ..
 But in the land of the dead, the dying man is king

..  | Am | C | Am |

| C | Am | C | Am |
| C | F  | G | G  |
| F | Dm | C | Am |
| G | F  | C | C  |

       F                                C
You're looking for someone to lead You through this
                         D
I'm standing here, let's do this
                     | F | G |
Throw My hat into the ring

   C               Am           C    Am
He sentenced Me to eternity in exile
     C               F                 | G | G |
Then drew the battle lines with David's sling
         F              Dm                C
He gave every sightless clown a nuclear missile
Am       G                    F             | C ..
 In the land of the blind the one eyed-man is king

.. | Am | C | Am |

    C               Am             C     Am
Oh, meet Me at Your Mama's by the parkway
         C                    F         | G | G |
And I'll free Your soul from every apron string
       F         Dm               C
In the execution hood You wore on Saint's Day
Am              G                           F             | C ..
 We'll join the land of the blind where the one-eyed man is king

..  | Am | C | Am |