Dm = Dm
C#+ = x4322x
F = x33210
Bm7-5 = x2323x
Bbmaj7 = x1323x
Bb = x13331
[Intro]
Dm A Dm A
Dm C#+ F Bm7-5 Bbmaj7 Bm7-5 C Am Bb
Am-Bb-C-Bb Am-Bb-C-
Dm C#+ F Bm7-5 Bbmaj7 Bm7-5 C Am Bb
Am-Bb-C-Bb Am-Bb-C-
[Verse]
Dm C#+
Painting the night unreal
F Bm7-5 Bbmaj7
Out-glossing neon, selling sex-appeal
Bm7-5
Cheaper thrills and instant visions
C Am Bb
Dreams that men will steal
Am Bb C Bb
Am Bb C
Dm C#+
Barge in on softer shoes
F Bm7-5 Bbmaj7
Putting stickers on the darker hues
Bm7-5
Carnivores in pink polyester
C Am Bb
Dig that L. A. Ruse
Am Bb C Bb
Am Bb C
[Chorus]
Dm Dm6 Dm G
Those family ties, those brainless insulting big lies
Dm Bm7-5 Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6 Dm
That bald-eagle seal, so that we know it isn't real
Dm A/C# A X2
[Solo]
Dm C#+ F Bm7-5 Bbmaj7 Bm7-5 C Am Bb
Am-Bb-C-Bb x3
Am-Bb-C-
Dm G
Initiate and commence countdown
Bb G A
There's a new sheriff in town
Dm G
Paint the night in your favourite shade
Bb
Before the colours all fade, the thrills all decay
C C#+ Dm
Untill there is nothing but mediocrity on display
[Solo]
Dm Dm6 Dm G
Dm Bm7-5 Am Am7# Am7 Am6 Dm...
Dm C#+
Keep it contained and still
F Bm7-5 Bbmaj7
Put some meaning in those sugar pills
Bm7-5
Let them dream their sweet psychosis
C Am Bb
Syndicate their thrills
Dm Dm6 Dm G
The greatest scam, the soft white underbelly of uncle sam
Dm Bm7-5 Am Am7# Am7 Am6 Fmaj7
The stench and the pain you can never contain