Tom: C
Introdução:
C G Dm Am C G F C F C Am G C
Verse
G Dm Am C
Storms are breaking in California
G F C G
From the East Coast a twister comes
B7 Em F C
She lies waiting for her lover
G F C
A crumpled rag-doll that's cast away
F C G
Then they call her on the phone
F C G
Telling lies that she can see through
Am Em F C
So they'll live inside their hell tonight
F C Am G F C F C Am G C
Knowing they were saving their own skins
Verse
G Dm Am C
Signing up for high adventure
G F C G
Young and innocent, so alive
B7 Em F C
Mules and asses held the high ground
G F C
While the lions stood like sitting ducks
F C G
Then they drove them through the fire
F C G
With a cry of "We know better"
Am Em F C
So they'll live inside their hell tonight
F C Am G F C F C Am G C
Knowing they were saving their own skins
Verse
G Dm Am C
Sailing oceans to a new life
G F C G
Friends and family are tied as one
B7 Em F C
Captain's table rocks with laughter
G F C
Glasses raised to a job well done
F C G
And the market place is waiting
F C G
For the souls that can't be bought
Am Em F C
So they'll burn inside their hell tonight
F C Am G F C F C Am G C
Knowing they were shaming mankind
Instrumental
C G Dm Am C G F C F C Am G C
Verse
G Dm Am C
Like a dead bird in a green field
G F C G
Still and peaceful the body lay
B7 Em F C
I don't need to witness something
G F C
To confirm all my deepest fears
F C G
But I climb into my car
F C G
And I stop the help arriving
Am Em F C
So I'll live inside my hell tonight
F C Am G F C
Knowing I was only gloating