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The Jeweller's Hands

Key: E

Introduction:

 Am                                       Dm 
Fiendish wonder in a carnivals wake,
 Am                                   Dm 
Dull caresses once again irritate
 Am 
Tread softly stranger,
           Dm                                                       Am             Dm 
Move over toward the danger that you seek
 Am                                               Dm 
You think excitement has receded,
 Am                                       Dm 
Then the mirror distracts
           Am                                                   Dm 
The logic of the trance quickly reaches and grasps
 Am 
Handsome and faceless
 Dm                                                               Am       Dm 
And weightless your imagination runs
                           F                                     Am 
And now it’s no one’s fault but yours
               E                                 Am 
At the foot of the house of cards,
                                       F                     Am 
You thought you’d never get obsessed
                                 E                                   Am 
You thought the wolves would be impressed,
                             F             Am 
And you’re a sinking stone
                           E                                                                       Am 
Cos you know what it’s like to hold the jeweller’s hands,
                   F                       E                   Am 
That procession of pioneers, all drowned
In the moonlight they’re more thrilling,
 Am                                           Dm 
Inevitable’s gather to push you around,
 Am                                         Dm 
Any old voice makes such a punishing sound
 Am 
He became laughter’s assassin,
 Dm                                                     Am                         Dm 
Shortly after he showed you what it was
                           F                                     Am 
And now it’s no one’s fault but yours
               E                                 Am 
At the foot of the house of cards,
                                       F                     Am 
You thought you’d never get obsessed
                                 E                                   Am 
You thought the wolves would be impressed,
                             F             Am 
And you’re a sinking stone
                           E                                                                       Am 
Cos you know what it’s like to hold the jeweller’s hands,
                   F                       E                   Am 
That procession of pioneers, all drowned
 Am                     C                           F 
If you’ve a lesson to teach me,
     E           F     E                 Am       E 
I’m listening, ready to learn
 Am                     C                           F 
There’s no one here to police me,
   E           F     E                 Am       E 
I’m sinking in, until you return
 Am                     C                           F 
If you’ve a lesson to teach me,
   E           F     E                 Am       E 
Don’t deviate, don’t be afraid
 Am                     C                           F 
Without the last corner piece I can’t calibrate,
   E           F     E                 Am       E 
Let’s get it ingrained

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