Dunce chords by Voltaire

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: FF

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
DmDm Bb majorBb x 2

Verse 1:
DmDm              Bb majorBb
 I break the silence with my voice
          D MajorD
And everyone turns 'round
               Bb majorBb
To see the source of all the noise
      DmDm
And here I stand

               Bb majorBb
It's not as though I mean to upset you
             DmDm
With the things I say and do
              Bb majorBb
I should know better, but I said so anyway

DmDm           Bb majorBb
 It's easier to play a part
       DmDm
And read your lines
                 Bb majorBb
Than freely speak what's in your heart
      Bb majorBb
And in your mind
   DmDm
Is it me
               Bb majorBb
Who says these things that so offend you
         DmDm
Inappropriate and loud

I'd say I'm sorry, but it's
Bb majorBb                 FF
Hard to speak with both feet in my mouth

Chorus:

FF      Bb majorBb
All hail the king of dunces
FF
You best hold on
  C majorC       FF
I'm opening up my mouth
       Bb majorBb
Bring out the maypole
  FF   G+G       FF
And tie me up and shut me out
      Bb majorBb
Devil knows what possessed me
     FF    C majorC         FF
To shoot my arrow straight into the sky
         Bb majorBb
String me to the mast and
FF    G+G       Bb majorBb
Hoist me up and hang me high
   FF    C majorC
I put no blame on you
Bb majorBb       FF  C majorC  Bb majorBb
I brought this all upon myself
     DmDm
It's just this thing I do
  Bb majorBb
At times like this
       DmDm     Bb majorBb G minorGm DmDm Bb majorBb
I wish I was someone else

Verse 2:
DmDm            Bb majorBb
There's a lever inside my head
DmDm     Bb majorBb      DmDm
Between my mouth and my brain
                Bb majorBb
Keeps me from hearing what I've said

'Til it's too late
       DmDm
Now it's too late
     FF     DmDm  Bb majorBb
Smear my lips with Vaseline
            DmDm
'cause I'm a vocal libertine

I try explaining but then
Bb majorBb               FF
Even I'm not quite sure what I mean

Chorus:
           Bb majorBb
All hail the king of dunces
  FF
You best hold on
  C majorC       FF
I'm opening up my mouth
       Bb majorBb
Bring out the maypole
  FF   G minorGm       FF
And tie me up and shut me out
      Bb majorBb
Devil knows what possessed me
  FF       C majorC         FF
To shoot my arrow straight into the sky
         Bb majorBb
String me to the mast and
FF    G minorGm   FF    Bb majorBb
Hoist me up and hang me high
     A minorAm
I put no blame on you
Bb majorBb       DmDm    G minorGm
I brought this all upon myself
Bb majorBb       FF    DmDm
It's just this thing I do
 Bb majorBb
At times like this
           FF  Bb majorBb FF C majorC FF Bb majorBb FF G minorGm FF
I wish I was someone else

Bridge:
DmDm
I don't know what to say
Bb majorBb              DmDm
I was only trying to make you smile
Bb majorBb       DmDm   Bb majorBb
And bring some needed levity
    D MajorD      Bb majorBb
To your world for a while
    FF    DmDm    Bb majorBb
I never meant to make you cry
       DmDm    Bb majorBb
But I did it all by myself
D MajorD           DmDm
It's just this thing I do
Bb majorBb
At times like this
       D MajorD
I wish I was someone else!

Chorus:
FF      Bb majorBb
All hail the king of dunces
FF
You best hold on
  C majorC       FF
I'm opening up my mouth
       Bb majorBb
Bring out the maypole
  FF   G minorGm   FF
And tie me up and shut me out
      Bb majorBb
Devil knows what possessed me
  FF       C majorC         FF
To shoot my arrow straight into the sky
         Bb majorBb
String me to the mast and
FF    G minorGm       FF
Hoist me up and hang me high

Outro:
       Bb majorBb
All hail the king of fools
FF
This boy's been bad
C majorC          FF
Let's keep him after school
        Bb majorBb
Send me to the blackboard
  FF        G minorGm       FF
And write a hundred times "I am the dunce"
      Bb majorBb
Devil knows what possessed me
  FF        C majorC     FF
To shut my mind and open up my mouth
         Bb majorBb
String me to the anchor
  FF    G+G     Bb majorBb
And watch me drown in myself

DmDm Bb majorBb DmDm Bb majorBb D MajorD Bb majorBb FF