A Bolanic revision of Orpheus Descending, Sounds better on acoustic guitar
C Am
Prince of Players, Pawn of none
F G
Born with steel reins on the heart of the Sun
C Am
Gypsy explorer of the New Jersey Heights
F G
Exalted companion of cocaine nights **
C Am
'Cos he's a Dandy in the Underworld
C Am
Dandy in the Underworld
F G
When will he come up for air,
Am C D
Will anybody ever care *
same chords for the rest of the song and chorus.
At an old eighteen exiled he was
To the deserted kingdoms of a mythical Oz
Distraction he wanted, to destruction he fell
Now he forever stalks the ancient
Mansions of hell
* Repeat
Now his lovers have left him
And his youth's ill spent
He cries in the dungeons and tries to repent
But change is a monster and changing is hard
But he'll freeze away his summers in his
Underground yard
* Repeat
** Repeat
Repeat twice