"In The Land Of The Blind" - Rick Springfield - The Snake King - 2018
Transcribed by wranglingoutlaw
Capo 4 & key of E
Intro - | C | Am | C | Am |
C Am C Am
The priest wears a black eye patch and fake Prada perfume
C F | G | G |
On His walking cane is the Holy Roman ring
F Dm C
He wants to blindfold You all alone in his bedroom
Am G F | C ..
In the land of the blind the one eyed-man is king
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C Am C Am
Hosanna closes Her eyes at Saint Peter's urging
C F | G | G |
She tapes them shut so She can't see anything
F Dm C
She don't know it yet, but She's no longer virgin
Am G F | C ..
Here in the land of the blind, the one eyed snake is king
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C Am C Am
The cyclops in the White House understands it
C F | G | G |
Keeps everyone snow-blind from the great west wing
F Dm C
He knows Your rules don't apply here in the snake pit
Am G F | C | C |
It's a land of the blind and the one eyed-man is king
F C
Oh, every night You pray or is it wishing?
D | F | G |
'Cause You're in no position to ask for anything
C Am C Am
I'm guided by a warning light from heaven
C F | G | G |
Inspired by the violent Arab Spring
F Dm C
I nearly died once in a wrecked Porsche 911
Am G F | C ..
But in the land of the dead, the dying man is king
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| C | F | G | G |
| F | Dm | C | Am |
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F C
You're looking for someone to lead You through this
D
I'm standing here, let's do this
| F | G |
Throw My hat into the ring
C Am C Am
He sentenced Me to eternity in exile
C F | G | G |
Then drew the battle lines with David's sling
F Dm C
He gave every sightless clown a nuclear missile
Am G F | C ..
In the land of the blind the one eyed-man is king
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C Am C Am
Oh, meet Me at Your Mama's by the parkway
C F | G | G |
And I'll free Your soul from every apron string
F Dm C
In the execution hood You wore on Saint's Day
Am G F | C ..
We'll join the land of the blind where the one-eyed man is king
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