Album: Urban Hymns (1997)
Music from the theme of the Andrew Oldham Orchestra cover of The Last Time (Rolling Stones, 1965).
[Intro]
E Bm7 Dsus2 A (x5)
E Bm7 Asus4 A (x3)
E Bm7
[Verse]
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony that's life
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Trying to make ends meet you're a slave to the money then you die.
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet yeah
[Chorus]
E Bm7 Asus4 A
No change I can change I can change I can change
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm here in my mould I am here in my mould.
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no (have you ever been down?)
[Verse]
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
Well I've never prayed but tonight I'm on my knees yeah
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me yeah
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I let the melody shine let it cleanse my mind I feel free now
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
but the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
[Chorus]
E Bm7 Asus4 A
No change I can change I can change I can change
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm here in my mould I am here in my mould.
E Bm7 Asus4 A
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no (have you ever been down?)
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change it you know, I can't change it...
[Verse]
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony that's life
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die.
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet yeah
[Chorus]
E Bm7 Asus4 A
You know I can change I can change I can change I can change
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm here in my mould I am here in my mould.
E Bm7 Asus4 A
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no
[Outro]
...
(It’s just sex and violence, melody and silence)
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(I’ll take you down the only road I've ever been down)
...
(Been down)
(Ever been down)
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