Key: C
Introduction:
Dm
So tired
Bbm
Soul searching
Am
I followed the sounds to a cathedral
Dm Bbm Am
Imagine my surprise to find that they were produded by Brian Eno
Dm
Past the gates
Bbm
Quite stark
Am A2
The roses trimmed and the windows dark
Dm Bbm
I see the walls through a limestone crack
Am A2
Not red, not blue, not yellow, but black
Gm Am(barre)
And all the space left for you
Gm
If the sky was synthesized you'd probably know
Dm Bbm
He taught me many things
Am A2
The wisdom of o' bleak stratagems
Dm Bbm
The prophet of a sapphire soul
Am A2
Presented through creative freedoms
Gm Am(barre)
And everything I say is true
Gm
'Cause if i was telling lies it'd probably show
D Bm
I can tell that he's kind of smiling
G
But what does he know?
D Bm
We're always one step behind him
G
He's Brian Eno (Brian Eno)
A
Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!)
Dm Bbm
When I was stuck he'd make me memorize elaborate curses
Am A2
Tinctures and formulas to ditch the choir and flip the verses
Gm Am
My whole foundation came unglued
Gm
When I tried to humanize by ambient light
D Bm
Dipping swords in metaphors yeah
G
But what does he know?
D Bm
He's go the whole world behind him
G
He's Brian Eno (Brian Eno)
A
Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!)
Dm Bbm Am
He promised pretty worlds and all the silence I could dream of
Dm Bbm
Brian Peter George St. John
Le Baptiste de la Salle Eno
D Bm G
Well all alone by the oldest stone where the shade trees grow
(What does he know?)
D Bm G
The creature by the water feature with a ghostly glow
(Brian Eno!)
D Bm
Yeah, he's making sure that time's preserved well
G
We reap what we sow
(What does he know?)
D Bm
We're always one step behind him
G
He's Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!)
D Bm
Yeah, I can tell that he's doing well yeah
G
What does he know? (What does he know?!)
D Bm
I'm always one step behind him
G
He's Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!)