Intro: F C ( F C G F C G ) x4
F C G F C G
There are those who think that life has nothing left to chance
F C G F C G
With a host of holy horrors, to direct our aimless dance
solo: ( F C G F C G ) x2
Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D
A planet of playthings, we dance on the strings, of powers we cannot perceive
Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D
"The stars aren't aligned or the gods are malign", blame is better to give than receive
D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A
You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
D D/C# D/B D/A G D/F# A
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A
You can choose from phantom fears, and kindness that can kill
D D/C# D/B D/A G A NC D
I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will
bridge: ( F C G F C G ) x2
F C G F C G
There are those who think that, they've been dealt a losing hand
F C G F C G F C G F C G
The cards were stacked against them, they weren't born in Lotus-Land
bridge: ( F C G F C G ) x1
Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D
All preordained, a prisoner in chains, a victim of venomous fate
Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D
Kicked in the face, you can't pray for a place in heaven's unearthly estate
D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A
You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
D D/C# D/B D/A G D/F# A
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A
You can choose from phantom fears, and kindness that can kill
D D/C# D/B D/A G A NC D
I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will
solo: F Bb Eb F ( D F Bb Eb ) x4 Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D
Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D
Each of us a cell of awareness, imperfect and incomplete
Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D
Genetic blends with uncertain ends, on a fortune hunt, that's far too fleet
D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A
You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
D D/C# D/B D/A G D/F# A
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A
You can choose from phantom fears, and kindness that can kill
D D/C# D/B D/A G A NC D
I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will
outtro: F Bb Eb F ( D F Bb Eb ) F C G