[Verse 1]
Dmaj7 Bbmaj7 Dmaj7
I never lie to myself tonight.
Dmaj7 Bbmaj7 Dmaj7
Rose-tinted eyes, color my sorrow a shade of wine.
Fmaj7 Ebm7-5 Gm Am Bbmaj7
Bye - bye black balloon.
Dmaj7
See you real soon.
[Chorus 1]
D5 C#5 G5 Bb5 C5
Oh, why you so sad? What have they done?
D5 C#5 G5 Bb5 C5
Forget those mindless baboons, they’re off playing God.
D5 C#5 G5 Bb5 C5
Copycats in cheap suits are playing it safe,
D5 C#5 G5 A5 Bb5
While cannibals of bad news consume the parade.
Is it wonderful?
[Bridge]
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Bb Dmaj7
Fmaj7 Ebm7-5 Gm Am Bbmaj7
Dmaj7
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Bbmaj7 Dmaj7
Far, far from shore, the land of nightmares gone forever more.
Dmaj7 Bbmaj7 Dmaj7
And I love you more than I can control.
Fmaj7 Ebm7-5 Gm Am Bbmaj7
I don’t e--ven try. Why would I?
[Chorus 2]
D5 C#5 G5 Bb5 C5
Oh, why the long face? You’ve got it all wrong.
D5 C#5 G5 Bb5 C5
Forget the rat in the race, we’ll choke chain them all.
D5 C#5 G5 Bb5 C5
Fates favor the ones who help themselves.
D5 ~~~ D5 ~~~ C#5 ~~~ G5
The rest feel the sting of the lash as they row,
Bb5 C5
the boat, the boat to
D5 ~~~ D5 ~~~ C#5 ~~~ C#5 ~~~
Hell!
[Outro]
G5 Bb5 G5 Bb5 (x3)
G5 Bb5 G5 ~~~