Key: Bb major
Intro 1
Am
D
Am
D
Verse 1
G
D
to things that don't exist
G
D
Peering through the cutting wrist,
at grand old mother greedy
Rolling out the cotton ship,
upon the carpet pillow
Throttling children callously,
Verse 2
a messy day with Clancy
D
A
Bm
A
G
Gideon lied and Gideon died
A
D
A
D
The force of China felt
A
Bm
A
G
Gideon smiled as Gideon died
Verse 3
D
G
Rolling out the golden robes and
G
D
Stretching out the verbs and nouns
together in the greeting
Some that felt the blade often,
some deep confused emotion
Struck eye first against the wall
Verse 4
of China under fire.
D
A
Bm
A
G
Gideon lied and Gideon died
A
D
A
D
The force of China felt
A
Bm
G
Gideon smiled as
Bm
G
A
G
Gideon died
Outro 1
D
Am
D
Am
D
Am
D
Am
D
Am
D
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