Tono: D
Introducción:
D Am G6 D D7M G6 D D7M G6
Really don't mind if you sit this one out.
D Am G6 D D7M G6 D D7M G6
My words but a whisper -- your deafness a SHOUT.
D Am G6 D D7M G6 D D7M G6
I may make you feel but I can't make you think.
D Am G6 D D7M G6 D D7M G6
Your sperm's in the gutter -- your love's in the sink.
G6 A2 D D2 D D2 D D4 D
So you ride yourselves over the fields
G6 A2 D D2 D D2 D D4 D
and you make all your animal deals
G6 A2 D D2 D D2 D D4 D
and your wise men don't know how it feels
A D D7M G6 D D7M G6 D D7M G6 D D7M G6
to be thick as a brick.
D Am G6 D D7M G6 D D7M G6
And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away
D Am
in the tidal destruction
G6 D D7M G6 D D7M G6
the moral melee.
D Am G6 D D7M G6 D D7M G6
The elastic retreat rings the close of play
D Am
as the last wave uncovers
G6 D D7M G6 D D7M G6
the newfangled way.
G6 A2 D D2 D D2 D D4 D
But your new shoes are worn at the heels
G6 A2 D D2 D D2 D D4 D
and your suntan does rapidly peel
G6 A2 D D2 D D2 D D4 D
and your wise men don't know how it feels
A D D7M G6 D D7M G6
to be thick as a brick.
Bm D F# G
I'm a bad dream that I just had today --
A A2A
and you shake your head
A D D7M G6 D D7M G6
and say it's a shame.
Dm7 Dm9 Dm7(11) Dm7 Dm9 Dm7(11)
Spin me back down the years
Dm7 Dm9 Dm7(11) Dm7 Dm9 Dm7(11)
and the days of my youth.
Dm7 Dm9 Dm7(11) Dm7 Dm9 Dm7(11)
Draw the lace and black curtains
Dm7 Dm9 Dm7(11) Dm7 Dm9 Dm7(11)
and shut out the whole truth.
Dm7 Dm9 Dm7(11) Dm7 Dm9 Dm7(11)
Spin me down the long ages: let them sing the song.
Am D G
{ 5/0 5/2 5/3 5/2 5/3 4/0 6/3 5/2
Am D G Am D G
See there! A son is born --
Am D G Am D G
and we pronounce him fit to fight.
Am D G Am D G
There are black-heads on his shoulders,
Am D G Am D G
and he pees himself in the night.
C[3] D[5]
Am D G Am D G
(forte)
Am D G Am D G
C[3] D[5] E[7] D[5] F[8] E[7]
C[3] D[5] E[7] D[5] F[8] E[7]
D/F
B[7] Em B[7] Em
Em D Em
The Poet and the painter casting shadows on the water --
D A2 B
as the sun plays on the infantry returning from the sea.
Em D Em
The do-er and the thinker: no allowance for the other --
D A2 B
as the failing light illuminates the mercenary's creed.
Em D Em
The home fire burning: the kettle almost boiling --
D C A2 B
but the master of the house is far away.
Em D Em
The horses stamping -- their warm breath clouding
D C A2 B
in the sharp and frosty morning of the day.
G D B D Am C
And the poet lifts his pen while the soldier sheaths his sword.
Em D Em D
And the youngest of the family is moving with authority.
B Am C C/G
Building castles by the sea, he dares the tardy tide
G Bb
to wash them all aside.
(7:14 - solos)
Em D(44X)
(9:13)
B[7] Em B[7] Em
Em D Em
The cattle quietly grazing at the grass down by the river
D A2 B
and contemplates the milking girl whose offer is his need.
Em DEm
The young men of the household have
Em
all gone into service and
D C A2 B
are not to be expected for a year.
Em D Em
The innocent young master -- thoughts moving ever faster --
D C A2 B
has formed the plan to change the man he seems.
G D B
And the poet sheaths his pen
D Am C
while the soldier lifts his sword.
Em D Em
And the oldest of the family is moving with authority.
B Am C C/G
Coming from across the sea, he challenges the son
G Bb Bb2 Bb Bb2 Bb Bb2 Bb Bb4 Bb
who puts him to the run.
Bb Bb2 Bb Bb2 Bb Bb2 Bb Bb4 Bb
(10:30)
E D
What do you do when
D A
your real self sings the song.
B
Do you want to free him?
A G D E
No one to help you get up steam --
A G D B
and the whirlpool turns you `way off-beam.
(11:51)
D Em
{4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 5/4 4/0 4/2
D Em
{4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 5/4 4/0 4/2