Key: A
Introduction: Am G
Am G Am G
Speak to me of universal laws
Am G Am G
The whores hustle and the hustlers whore
F C Am G
All around me people bleed
F C Am G
Speak to me your song of greed
Am G
(verse 2)
Am G Am G
Speak to me of your inner charm
Am G Am G
Of how you'll keep me safe from harm
F C Am G
I don't think so, I don't see
F C Am G
Speak to me of your inner peace
Am G
(verse 3)
Am G Am G
Little people at the amusement park
Am G Am G
City people in the dark
F C Am G
Speak to us, send us a sign
F C Am G
Tell us something to keep us trying
(chorus)
F C Am G
The whores hustle and the hustlers whore
F C Am G
Too many people out of love
F C Am G
The whores hustle and the hustlers whore
F C Am G
This city's ripped right to the core
(interlude)
Am G Am G
Speak to me of heroin and speed
Am G Am G
Of genocide and suicide, of syphilis and greed
Am G Am G
Speak to me the language of love
Am G Am G
The language of violence, the language of the heart
Am G Am G
This isn't the first time I've asked for money or love
Am G Am G
Heaven and earth don't ever mean enough
Am G Am G
Speak to me of heroin and speed
Am G Am G
Just give me something I can believe
(chorus)
F C Am G
The whores hustle and the hustlers whore
F C Am G
Too many people out of love
F C Am G
The whores hustle and the hustlers whore
F C Am G
This city's ripped right to the core
(outro)