Key: D
Introduction: F#m/A B Dbm
Abm F#/C#
(verso 1)
Ab
At the top of the stairs, there's hundreds of people,
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running around to all the doors.
Ab
They try to find, find themselves an audience
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their deductions need applause.
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The rich man stands in front of me,
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The poor man behind my back.
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They believe they can control the game,
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but the juggler holds another pack.
(ponte)
F#m7 Db
I need someone to believe in, someone to trust.
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I need someone to believe in, someone to trust.
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I'd rather trust a countryman than a townman,
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You can judge by his eyes, take a look if you can,
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He'll smile through his guard,
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Survi- val trains hard.
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I'd rather trust a man who works with his hands,
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He looks at you once, you know he understands,
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Don't need a- ny shield,
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When you're out in the field.
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But down here,
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I'm so alone with my fear,
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With everything that I hear.
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And every single door
That I've walked through
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Brings me back, back here again,
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I've got to find my own way.
(verso 2)
Ab
The priest and the magician,
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Singing all the chants that they have ever heard
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and they're all calling out my name,
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Even academics, searching printed word.
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My father to the left of me,
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My mother to the right,
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Like everyone else they're pointing
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But nowhere feels quite right.
(ponte)
F#m7 Db
I need someone to believe in, someone to trust.
F#m7 Db
I need someone to believe in, someone to trust.
Abm7 F# Db
I'd rather trust a man who doesn't shout what he's found,
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There's no need to sell if you're homeward bound.
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If I choose a side,
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He won't take me for a ride.
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Dbm Abm
Back inside
Dbm Abm
This chamber of so many doors
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I've nowhere, nowhere to hide.
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I'd give you all of my dreams
If you'd help me,
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Find a door
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That doesn't lead me back again
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- take me away.