Idiot's Delight chords by John Wesley Harding

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Verse 1
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The world is turning upside- down,
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no- one's in the black
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The king is on the balcony,
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the queen is in the sack
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He's lying through his golden teeth,
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she's lying on her back
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Beneath the handsome soldier and
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the family coat of arms
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The lady she's affected by the
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soldier's obvious charms
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And the king sweats quite profusely
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and says we should stay calm
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I  can see his brand new suit but
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I  can't see the man
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He's here to cover up his
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so- called economic plan
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But his voice dwindles to nothing,
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he strikes up  the royal band
It's alright
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It's alright
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It's alright tonight
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It's all performed for the
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idiot's delight
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Verse 2
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The trains are almost empty
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since the crash of 89
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They built a brand new station
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but forgot about the lines
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They built a brand new human but
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forgot about the spine
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Everything gets cut to bits,
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no- one sees it bleed
It's not the way you play the game
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but how you can succeed
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Put the bastards in a new town and
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watch the rabbits breed
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The king he's got a stepson
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in return for foolish pride
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The queen had her mad moment's glory,
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then of course she dies
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The soldier planned the revolution
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right from the inside
It's alright
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It's alright
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It's alright tonight
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C# 
Because it's all performed for the
idiot's delight
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Verse 3
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The soldier's executed,
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he's mistaken for the king
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Who said he was from somewhere
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else and  hadn't done a thing
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And made off with the crown jewels but
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misplaced his wedding ring
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Power's aphrodisiac,
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addicts die of thirst
The new El Presidente saw
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his bubble finally burst
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And the king returned from exile,
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by request to break the curse
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He fulfils election promises
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with temporary cures
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And everything's worse than it
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once was without the same allure
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And his stepson is on squad
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inspection making overtures
It's alright
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It's alright
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It's alright tonight
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Because it's all performed for
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the idiot's delight
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It's all performed for
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F#m 
the idiot's delight
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Because it's all performed for the idiot's