G
Oh, what a sun
Dmin
That's just like the one
C
That used to shine on me
G
Now it bleaches out my fading inspiration
There on the lawn
Dmin
Iron monument
C
Dim shape in the dawn
G
so familiar, stands engaged in oxidation
Emin G
See the sign that reads:
Emin G
"On the land and on the sea
Emin F#min
He's the man who set the nation free"
C
We're all his children
G
Say this soil will yield
Dmin
fruit and ivory
C
amber waves of grain
G
and though it rains, this field has fallen fallow
Emin G
So when the harvest fails
Emin G
does the farmer weep and wail?
Emin F#min
Are there hothouse orchids on the dusty trail?
Cmin
A Dmin
This might come as a start
A Dmin
but it's already fallen apart
Gmin F Bb
Iron rusts in rain
G
Dead dog in the sky
Dmin
aspires to be admired
C
These flaming creatures shine
G
like stars as he projects them on the ceiling
Sleep your life away
Dmin
to Time's hypnotic sway
C
Six years to the day
G
but where we began, I can't remember
Emin G
Only freaks remain
Emin G
like the Comte de St. Germain
Emin F#min
A calliope plays that haunting strain
Cmin
of sweet remembrance
A Dmin
I see ghosts every night
A Dmin
like a smile that fades in the light
Gmin F Bb
of this pleasure dome
A Dmin
Diamonds melt in your hand
A Dmin
Cotton candy is made out of sand
Gmin F Bb
Iron rusts in rain
F G C
Copper kills the pain
G Bb F
Tin is much too weak
F C G
Rising Mercury
G
Waiting in the dark
Dmin
for the show to start
C
Outside in the park
G
You don't notice the parade is passing by
Emin G
Do you dream in black and white?
Emin G
Do you wish for second sight?
Emin G
Can you name the things you love?
Emin
Can you see the place where
G
East is nowhere
C
South is nowhere
Emin
West is nowhere
C G
Nowhere leads back home