Lizard Play chords by Peter Hammill

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Intro 1

Frozen moment,

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cold blood time
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The iguana lady is  saying goodbye
She's not quite ready,
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she wants to stay
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She wants to be per fect,
but not in the way
So he tries to be cautious,
one more cigarette
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He wants to be open, but time is not yet
So they talk about poetry,
life stories too
Yes, he wants to know
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if she keeps a   pet or two
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Yes, she's into lizards,
she's into snakes,
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he's into  trauma
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still got the shakes from a lady
who only talked dogs and cats
making love in the attic
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she thought like that so  it doesn't notice he's falling into a change in color of chameleon
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skin
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And the sun beats down
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on the peaking earth
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In the land where the lizards play
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And the tongues flicker out,
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though they want to touch
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All the words get in  the way
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And  it's you and me,
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and it's he and she
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And   it's everything I say
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Oh, frozen vision, deaf and dumb
I'm still trying to work out
just what I've become
Yes, I tried to reach you, I tried to score
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I shot the bolt on the open door
The secret reaction based metal to gold
and all that I felt was my blood froze.
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I walked on water,
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I was wearing skis,
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and now the water must dance on me.
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And the sun beats down
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on the Paint King Rock
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And the land where the lizards play
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And  they shed their skins
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and at last begin
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To paint colors for the day
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Will you dance with me,
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dance with me
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Will you dance with me,
dance with me
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Run for me