Jeremiah Blues Part 1 Chords

Verse 1: D G It was midnight, midnight at noon D G Everyone talked in rhyme D G Everyone saw the big clock ticking D F G Nobody knew, nobody knew the time D G Elegant debutantes smiled D G Everyone fought for dimes D F Newspapers screamed for blood Em Bm It was the best of times Chorus: Am F Every place around the world it seemed the same Am F Can't hear the rhythm for the drums Am F Everybody wants to look the other way Am F When something wicked this way comes Gm C Sometimes they tie a thief to the tree Am Sometimes I stare D Sometimes it's me

Verse 2: D G Everyone told the truth D G All that we heard were lies D G A pope claimed that he'd been wrong in the past Em B This was a big surprise D G Everyone fell in love D G A cardinal's wife was jailed D F G The government saved a dying planet Em Bm When popular icons failed Chorus: Am F Every place around the world it seemed the same Am F Can't hear the rhythm for the drums Am F Everybody wants to look the other way Am F When something wicked this way comes Outro: Gm C Sometimes they tie a thief to the tree Am Dm Sometimes I stare, sometimes it's me Am Dm