Poets Tooth chords by Tele Novella

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

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Verse 1:
E                G#m           Am         E
You broke off my poet's tooth while I was sleeping
E              G#m              Am                E
To use in your strange perfume, there it is still steeping
E                 Bm         A              E
Somnambulist with candelabra walking to the gallows
E                  Bm            A             E     E
A fly stuck in the castle web, a spider for my pillow
E                G#m           Am                 E
By the hearth of hieroglyphics burned the hissing cauldron
E             G#m              Am              E
Like a flower dying backwards, whispered incantations
E                  Bm             A                E
A potent pipesmoke on your breath below the waxing gibbous
E                Bm                  A               E        E C#m
A little madness in your smile, what will the goblin give us?

Chorus 1:
C#m        G#m             Am               E
A tear for beauty, you can love the saddest story
C#m             G#m             Am                E
rarer gems than tears will decorate your crowning glory
C#m            G#m                   Am                E
you plucked it like a bloom from the mouth of muck and mire
C#m                G#m              Am           E
you didn't get the root, dig deeper still if you desire
C#m                G#m                 Am           Am
the pulchritude of sweet perfume won't cover up the stench of want


Verse 2:
E                G#m          Am          E
You broke off my poet's tooth while I was sleeping
E             G#m            Am                E
To wear under the worm moon, there I found you creeping
E                     Bm            A             E
Your cloak removed to dance in your enchanted coronation
E                      Bm               A          E     E
The ancient throne was claimed before a vulgar imitation
E                  G#m             Am                    E
Astral breadcrumbs lead you to the jeweled gate guarding treasure
E              G#m              Am           E
Songs from the celestial bodies prisoners of pleasure
E                      Bm             A          E
You have the key right in your pocket had it all along
E                Bm                  A                  E    E C#m
The rarest music slept for centuries till you sang your song


Chorus 2:
C#m        G#m               Am                E
Close your eyes and see yourself where you are going
C#m          G#m          Am             E
You're intoxicated by the comfort of not knowing
C#m      G#m           Am             E
Down the corridor some magic for your journey
C#m             G#m             Am                 E
Spiders weaving spells in every corner that you're turning
C#m                  G#m             Am                  Am E
The gate is gilt and heavy, find the strength to push it open