[Intro]
B5 F# E (x4)
E (low) Eb C#
[Verse 1]
B
There was a high pressure low developing off the coast of Africa,
E
uplift in the atmosphere pushed waves
B
across the ocean towards Antilles and Bon Air.
F# E E F# E(low)
I paced in Agitation.
B
I drew the curtains closed.
I turned the air conditioner on.
E
I pressed a warm wash cloth to my face.
B Bb-B F# E E F# G# F#
Somewhere out there a hurricane was coming.
[Chorus]
E B F#
There's just no future left for us to dream of,
E B F#
living in an era of instability.
E
So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
B F#
fear breeds in honest men.
B F#
It's a high pressure low.
E B F# E
It's a high pressure low.
[Verse 2]
B
7 missiles flying over the sea of japan.
E
Tales of feral children sleeping in wolf dens.
B
And the pious preacher commands.
F# E E F# E (low)
I hold my breath in anticipation.
B
Into the shelter of the jungle noble savages run.
E
Vestal virgins triumph over life long inhibitions.
B Bb -B F# E E F# G# F#
And I wonder, what is real? What is fiction?
[Chorus]
E B F#
There's just no future left for us to dream of,
E B F#
living in an era of instability.
E
So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
B F#
fear breeds in honest men.
B F#
It's a high pressure low.
E B F# E
It's a high pressure low.
[Verse 3]
D
Would anyone forgive Robert McNamara?
G
In retrospect he had to admit;
D A G A
there was mistake in going to war without first asking all the questions.
D
Yes, Robert Strange McNamara,
G
there are those who just cannot forget.
D C#2-D A G A
And I wonder, have I lost my own compassion?
[Chorus]
G D A
There's just no future left for us to dream of,
G D A
living in an era of instability.
G
So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
D A
fear breeds in honest men.
D A
It's a high pressure low.
G D A
It's a high pressure low.
G D A
It's a high pressure low.
G D A G
It's a high pressure low.
[Outro]
G F# E-F#-E D A D