Pharaoh chords by Richard Thompson

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Esus4
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Intro 1

Verse 1

Pharaoh he sits in his tower of steel

The dogs of money all at his heel

Magicians cry, Oh Truth! Oh Real

We're all working for the Pharaoh

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Verse 2

A thousand eyes, a thousand ears

He feeds us all, he feeds our fears

Don't stir in your sleep tonight,

my dears

We're all working for the Pharaoh

Egypt

Verse 3
Land, Egypt Land
We're all living in Egypt land
Em 
D 
G 
 (E minor) Tell me,  (D major) brother, don't  (G major) you understand
A 
C 
Bm 
D 
Em 
 (A major)  (C major) We're all  (B minor) working for the (D major) Pharaoh  (E minor) 
D 
Em 
D 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (D major) 

Verse 4

Hidden from the eye of chance

The men of shadow dance a dance

And we're all struck into a trance

We're all working for the Pharaoh

Verse 5
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Idols rise into the sky  (D major) 
Em 
Bm 
D 
 (E minor) Pyramids soar,  (B minor) Sphinxes lie  (D major) 
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Head of dog, Osiris  (D major) eye
C 
Bm 
D 
Em 
 (C major) We're all  (B minor) working for the  (D major) Pharaoh  (E minor) 
A 
 (A major) Egypt

Verse 6
Land, Egypt Land
We're all living in Egypt land
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Tell me,  (D major) brother,
G 
A 
don't you  (G major) under (A major) stand
C 
Bm 
 (C major) We're all  (B minor) working for the
D 
 (D major) Pharaoh
Em 
D 
 (E minor)  (D major) 

Verse 7
Em 
 (E minor) 
C 
 (C major) I dig a ditch, I shape a stone
Em 
C 
 (E minor) An  other  (C major) battlement for his throne
Em 
C 
Am 
 (E minor) An  other  (C major) day on earth is flown  (A minor) 
C 
G 
C 
 (C major) We're all  (G major) working for the Pharaoh  (C major) 

Verse 8
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Call it England, call it  (D major) Spain
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) Egypt rules with the  (B minor) whip and chain
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Moses free my people  (D major) again
C 
Bm 
D 
Em 
 (C major) We're all  (B minor) working for the  (D major) Pharaoh  (E minor) 
A 
 (A major) Egypt

Verse 9
Land, Egypt Land
We're all living in Egypt land
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Tell me,  (D major) brother,
G 
A 
don't you  (G major) under (A major) stand
C 
Bm 
 (C major) We're all  (B minor) working for the
D 
 (D major) Pharaoh
Em 
D 
Em 
D 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major) 

Verse 10
Em 
D 
Em 
 (E minor) Pharaoh he sits in his tower of  (D major) steel  (E minor) 
D 
Em 
 (D major) Around  (E minor) his feet the princes
D 
Em 
Esus4 
D 
 (D major) kneel  (E minor)  (Esus4)  (D major) 
Em 
 (E minor) Far beneath we shoulder
D 
Em 
D 
the  (D major) wheel  (E minor)  (D major) 
Em 
G 
A 
 (E minor) We're all working  (G major) for  (A major) the Pharaoh
B 
 (B major) 