Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C majorC G+G DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G FF C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
Verse:
G+G DmDm A minorAm C majorC
Storms are breaking in California
G+G FF C majorC G+G
From the East Coast a twister comes
B7B7 E minorEm FF C majorC
She lies waiting for her lover
G+G FF C majorC
A augmentedA crumpled rag-doll that's cast away
FF C majorC G+G
Then they call her on the phone
FF C majorC G+G
Telling lies that she can see through
A minorAm E minorEm FF C majorC
So they'll live inside their hell tonight
FF C majorC A minorAm G+G FF C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
Knowing they were saving their own skins
Verse:
G+G DmDm A minorAm C majorC
Signing up for high adventure
G+G FF C majorC G+G
Young and innocent, so alive
B7B7 E minorEm FF C majorC
Mules and asses held the high ground
G+G FF C majorC
While the lions stood like sitting ducks
FF C majorC G+G
Then they drove them through the fire
FF C majorC G+G
With a cry of "We know better"
A minorAm E minorEm FF C majorC
So they'll live inside their hell tonight
FF C majorC A minorAm G+G FF C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
Knowing they were saving their own skins
Verse:
G+G DmDm A minorAm C majorC
Sailing oceans to a new life
G+G FF C majorC G+G
Friends and family are tied as one
B7B7 E minorEm FF C majorC
Captain's table rocks with laughter
G+G FF C majorC
Glasses raised to a job well done
FF C majorC G+G
And the market place is waiting
FF C majorC G+G
For the souls that can't be bought
A minorAm E minorEm FF C majorC
So they'll burn inside their hell tonight
FF C majorC A minorAm G+G FF C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
Knowing they were shaming mankind
Instrumental:
C majorC G+G DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G FF C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
Verse:
G+G DmDm A minorAm C majorC
Like a dead bird in a green field
G+G FF C majorC G+G
Still and peaceful the body lay
B7B7 E minorEm FF C majorC
I don't need to witness something
G+G FF C majorC
To confirm all my deepest fears
FF C majorC G+G
But I climb into my car
FF C majorC G+G
And I stop the help arriving
A minorAm E minorEm FF C majorC
So I'll live inside my hell tonight
FF C majorC A minorAm G+G FF C majorC
Knowing I was only gloating