Key: D
Introduction:
Dm
Primitives dress in feathers and masks
Dm
to scare away their enemies
Dm
The frightening thing is not dying
Dm
The frightening thing is not living
Dm
Scientists guess which is worse we will ask
Dm
the medicine or the disease
Dm
The frightening thing is not dying
Dm
The frightening thing is not living
Dm
There's an old man living on the edge of town
C Dm
edge of town
Dm
With a skull in his window and the shades pulled down
C Dm
shades pulled down
Dm F Dm Bb
And he laughs at fortune and he laughs at fame
C Dm
laughs at fame
Dm F Dm Bb
And he laughs at scandal and he laughs at shame
C Dm
laughs at shame
Chorus
Dm
There's a young girl living on the edge of town
C Dm
edge of town
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With a light in her window and her hair falls down
C Dm
hair falls down
Dm F Dm Bb
And she loves me crazy and she loves me wild
C Dm
loves me wild
Dm F Dm Bb
And she loves me tender like a lonely child
C Dm
lonely child
Chorus