Key: D# minor
Verse 1
Am
C
He lived upstairs from me,
Bbaug
Fm
Eaug
and in his prime
Bb
Bbaug
He ran a traveling magic show,
Bb
Am
he was the star
A
F
He talked of death and chess,
Bb
G
Am
displaying powers only
Eaug
C
rhinestone moon s
Eaug
Bb
Bbaug
Embroidered round a silver globe
Bb
Am
He owned three cats
Bb
Bbaug
And dusty yellow magazines
Bb
Am
And old silk hats
He paid me back with tricks
Asus4
G
He called them feat s of press
La, la, la, la, la
G
Dm
Am
G
Am
La, la, la, la, la
Bb
Bbaug
And two men jumped me in the hall
Bb
Am
They smelled of gin
A
F
He pressed it to my throat
Bb
Just like a sinking ship that's in distress
Asus4
G
With no one to S .O
Eaug
Fm
we heard the roar
Eaug
Bb
Of a beast with fur like
Bbaug
Bb
Am
ebony and razor claws
Eaug
and the air was filled with the sound
Bb
Bbaug
of screams and breaking bones,
Bb
Am
in brutal jaws.
G
Em
into the night of its creation,
Asus4
G
To please the most
Dm
Am
La la la la la la la la la
G
Am
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
C
Eaug
And why I'll never know, but right away
Bb
Bbaug
Am
I ran upstairs to Mario to tell my tale.
Bb
Bbaug
but I could see that he was dead.
Bb
Am
He looked so frail.
G
Em
there was a smile of such elation,
Asus4
G
At one last great beat of
Asus4
G
press
Dm
Am
La la la la la, la la la la la
Am
G
Dm
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
G
Am
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, you
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