Key: Bm Verse 1: G D I’m a prisoner of desire G Bm And I keep my cell neat G D D#dim7 Em 'Cause I'm done taking victims in this self centred life G D And I stayed the night G Bm Because I'm not one to retreat G D D#dim7 Em And I watched you go to sleep as peaceful as a dove F#7 Peaceful as a dove
[Chorus} Bm A#aug D G I'll be the wandering cowboy, looking for a home Bm A#aug D G Babe, I'll be the butterfly in your glass dome Bm A#aug D/A E/G# 'Cause every Mona Lisa needs a velvet rope Verse 2: G D I'm a prisoner of desire G Bm And I know the guilty don't rest their feet G D So I practice a shade of sin D#dim7 Em In between black and white G D My merciless memory G Bm Keeps no record of my wrongs G D D#dim7 Em Like the gilded history, of our old navy's painted hall F#7 It's not history at all [Chorus} Bm A#aug D G I'll be the wandering cowboy, looking for a home Bm A#aug D G Babe, I'll be the butterfly in your glass dome Bm A#aug D/A E/G# 'Cause every Mona Lisa needs a velvet rope Bridge: Gmaj7 E7 To keep the dirty hands away Gmaj7 E7 The precious cargo safe Em A7 To keep the vultures from picking at their prey Gmaj7 E7 And the old thief from the door Gmaj7 E7 Out of my mind and off my shoulder Em A7 Because he takes and takes 'til there's no more Chorus: Bm A#aug D G I raised El Dorado and I’m still looking for the gold Bm A#aug D G Babe, I'll be the butterfly in your glass dome Bm A#aug D/A E/G# 'Cause every Mona Lisa needs a velvet rope D#dim7 xx1212 A#aug x1433x D/A x0423x E/G# 4x245x Gmaj7 3x0432
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