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Asus2         Dsus4
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[Strophe]
G   G/F#    Em Em7  C          C/B     Am  Asus2 Am 
Dead in the water,  it's not a paid vacation 
G   G/F#     Em           Em7    C        C/B        Am      Asus2 Am 
The sons and daughters of city officials attend demonstrations 
G    G/F#     Em      Em7       C                  D            Dsus4 
It's hardly a sink or swim when all is well if the ticket sells
[Instrumentale]
G  G/F#  Em  Em7  C  C/B  Am Asus2 Am
[Strophe]
G G/F#     Em    Em7 C         C/B       Am   Asus2 Am 
Out with a whimper,  it's not a blaze of glory 
G        G/F#           Em        Em7    C           C/B       Am   Asus2 Am 
You look down from your temple as people endeavor to make it a story 
G   G/F#       Em     Em7        C                   D           Dsus4 
And chisel the marble words that all is lost if it's never heard
[Pre-Refrain]
G  C  G  G7
[Refrain]
C 
But I've got someone to make reports 
D 
That tell me how my money's spent 
C 
To book my stays and draw my blinds 
D 
So I can't tell what's really there 
D7 
And all I need's a great big congratulations
[Instrumentale]
(G  G/F#  Em  Em7  C  C/B  Am Asus2  Am) x2
[Strophe]
G    G/F#      Em  Em7 C       C/B       Am    Asus2 Am 
I'll keep your dreams, you pay attention for me 
G   G/F#         Em         Em7       C          C/B      Am      Asus2 Am 
As strange as it seems, I'd rather dissolve than have you ignore me 
G   G/F#          Em     Em7        C                  D           Dsus4 
The ground may be moving fast but I tied my boots to a broken mast
[Instrumentale]
G  G/F#  Em  Em7  C  C  D  D7  G
[Strophe]
G   G/F#          Em Em7 C            C/B       Am     Asus2 Am 
The difference is clear, you throw it in your cauldron 
G  G/F#  Em      Em7       C         C/B      Am     Asus2 Am 
Rust and veneer, dusk and dawn, Steinways and Baldwins 
G   G/F#         Em     Em7      C                 D            Dsus4 
You start with a simple stock of all the waste and salt to taste
[Pre-Refrain]
G  C  G  G7
[Refrain]
C 
But damn my luck and damn these friends 
D 
That keep on combing back their smiles 
C 
I save my grace with half-assed guilt 
D 
And lay down the quilt upon the lawn 
D7 
Spread my arms and soak up congratulations
[Outro]
G  G/F#  Em  Em7  C  C/B  Am Asus2 Am