Key: G
Introduction:
Cm
The shutters close when he's around
D D7 Gm G
The children shut their eyes in fear of what they must surmise
Eb F#º Gm Eb7
When all the gentlemen hang their heads down, down, down
G# D Gm
Yeah Mr. Usher's on his way to town
Gm Cm
He keeps his sights set straight and true
D D7
His idle hands wont flit or flutter
Gm G
Never does he slip or stutter
Eb F#º Gm Eb7
Still his mind is menacing away
G# D Gm
Yeah Mr. Usher's on the prowl today
Gm Cm
He needn't dirty up his hands
D D7
He'll twist your heart until you're manic
Gm G
Lost in endless streams of panic
Eb F#º Gm Eb7
Pray you're not the one he finds
G# D Gm
If Mr. Usher's got you on his mind
Gm
Any time a plan will get a bit off track
C
He's the only one who can bring it back
F Gm
The main manipulator yeah the wolf who leads the pack
Gm
You better lock your doors and shut your windows tight
C
Pull the shades down and turn off the lights
F
Always be the hand that meets the teeth that bite
D
Because if he has no use for you
Gm D F C Eb Gm A D
He'll take you to the river
Gm D F C Eb Gm A D
Take you to the river
Gm Cm
He'll have you hanging by a string
D D7
Or noose if he prefers you perish
Gm G
All your dreams become nightmarish
Eb F#º Gm Eb7
If you block his path or plan
G# D Gm
Yeah Mr. Usher always gets his man
G# D Gm
Yeah Mr. Usher always gets his man
G# D Gm
Yeah Mr. Usher always gets his man