Idiot's Delight chords by 
John Wesley Harding 
N/A
Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
C#m
The world is turning up side- down,
A
E
A
no- one's in the black
E
C#m
The king is on the bal cony,
A
B
the queen is in the sack
C#m
A
He's lying through his golden teeth,
F#m
she's ly ing on her back
B
Beneath the handsome soldier and
A
E
B
the fam ily coat of arms
A
The lady she's affected by the
E
B
E
soldier's obvi ous charms
C#m
A
And the king sweats quite pro fusely
F#m
D
and says we should stay calm
E
C#m
I can see his brand new suit but
A
E
A
I can't see the man
E
C#m
He's here to cover up his
A
B
so- called economic plan
C#m
A
But his voice dwindles to noth ing,
F#m
D
he strikes up the roy al band
It's alright
A
D
It's alright
A
D
C#m
It's al right to night
A
E
It's all per formed for the
D#
G#m
idiot's de light
F#
Verse 2
F#
E
C#m
The trains are almost empty
A
E
since the crash of 89
C#m
They built a brand new sta tion
A
B
but for got about the lines
E
C#m
A
They built a brand new hu man but
F#m
for got about the spine
B
Everything gets cut to bits,
A
E
B
no- one sees it bleed
It's not the way you play the game
A
E
B
but how you can succeed
C#m
A
Put the bas tards in a new town and
F#m
D
watch the rab bits breed
E
C#m
The king he's got a stepson
A
E
in re turn for foolish pride
C#m
The queen had her mad moment's glory,
A
B
then of course she dies
E
C#m
A
The sol dier planned the revolution
F#m
D
right from the in side
It's alright
A
D
It's al right
A
D
It's al right tonight
C#m
E
D#
Because it's all per formed for the
idiot's de light
G#m
F#
F#m
Verse 3
E
The soldier's executed,
C#m
A
E
he's mis taken for the king
C#m
Who said he was from somewhere
A
B
else an d hadn't done a thing
C#m
A
And made off with the crown jewels but
F#m
mis placed his wedding ring
B
Power's aphrodisiac,
A
B
addicts die of thirst
The new El Presidente saw
A
E
B
his bubble fi nally burst
A
C#m
A
And the king returned from ex ile,
F#m
D
by request to break the curse
E
C#m
He ful fils election prom ises
A
E
with temporary cures
C#m
And everything's worse than it
A
B
once was without the same al lure
C#m
And his stepson is on squad
A
F#m
D
inspection making over tures
It's alright
A
D
It's al right
A
D
It's al right to night
C#m
A
E
Because it's all per formed for
D#
G#m
C#m
the idiot's delight
E
It's all performed for
D#
G#m
the idiot's delight
C#m
A
E
D#
Be cause it's all per formed for the idiot's
Outro 1
de light
G#m
G#
C#
C#m
C#m
A
E
D
A
E
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE C#m A B F#m...
E
C#m
A
B
F#m
D
D#
G#m
F#
G#
C#
Capo: 2
Transpose: 0
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