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Verse 1
I was (D major) driving by myself,
one evening, nearly dark.
My tire (G major) blew out.
I (D major) stopped my car beside MacArthur Park.
That part of town is known for its danger,
its despair.
I (B minor) thought I'd change the tire, but (G major) quick,
then drive right out of there. (D major)
There (G major) were hopeless people (A flat major) all around,
(G major) of every age and skin. (D major)
I wished I hadn't shaved that day.
I was stuck there like (G major) a pin. (B minor)
(G major) But they didn't seem to notice me
Each (B minor) (G major) eye looked dim and blazed
Then in the middle of that sorry scene
A single voice was raised (D major)
(G major) I turned and I saw him there
standing on a crate (D major)
(G major) His (D major) voice was filled (G major) with life and sweat
(D major) Some might mis (G major) take (D major) for hate (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
I forgot about (G major) the task (D major) at (G major) hand
His words rang in my (C minor) head (G major)
Started walking toward the
man (F minor) (F major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
This is what he said
Keep us craving cocaine
Keep (G major) (D major) (A major) us (D major) downing drink
Fill (Asus4) (G major) our heads with pictures
Till we forget to think
Keep (D major) us sucking sugar
Keep (A major) (Asus4) us buying (A major) sex
Keep (G major) us hot below the waist,
and dead (B minor) above the necks
Keep (D major) us paying doctors,
keep (Asus4) us popping pills
Keep (A major) (G major) us sharing needles,
even though it kills
Promise us employment,
then pay (D major) noth (Asus4) ing (A major) for (Asus4) our time
(G major) Monitor each movement,
organ (B minor) ize the crime
Could (D major) that be the master blueprint?
Could (A major) that be the (Asus4) covert plan?
Will (G major) that be the way
the scenario will play
The Thou (B minor) sand Haunted Man?
Could (D major) that be the master blueprint?
Could (A major) that be the covert plan?
Will (G major) that be the way
the scenario will play
The Thousand (B minor) Haunted Man?
Yeah (G major) (D major) (G major) (B minor)
(D major) Tell us there's a dream at hand, (G major)
but (A major) don't teach us to read
(G major) Make us need policing,
by keep (B minor) ing us in need
Keep (D major) the racists fighting,
(G major) keep (D major) (A major) the language strange (Asus4)
Keep (G major) the picture changing,
don't let the (B minor) structure change
Could (D major) there be the master blueprint?
(A major) Could there be (Asus4) the covert plan?
Isn't (G major) that the way life is for us today?
A (B minor) thousand pony (G major) man
Could (D major) there be the master blueprint?
(A major) Could there be the covert plan? (Asus4)
And will (G major) it be the way
the scenario will play?
A thousand (B minor) pony man,
a thousand pony man (D major) (G major) (D major)
I thought (G major) he might be (B minor) crazy (G major) (D major)
But there was hunger every
(G major) where you turned,
you could taste it.
That thousand -pointed man of his,
(D major) thought I knew who that could be.
(G major) But as he lifted up his voice (D major) again,
(G major) he was looking straight at me. (D major) (G major)
(D major) Keep our spirits broken,
throw the (A major) strongest (Asus4) ones in jail. (A major) (Asus4)
Make (A major) sure (G major) there's not a chance in hell,
our lives (B minor) can (G major) help but fail.
Then tell (D major) us that we're lazy,
tell (Asus4) us that we're scum (A major) (Asus4)
Make (G major) damn sure the door's locked,
we should (B minor) have a home
(D major) Could I be the master blueprint?
(A major) Could I be the covert plan? (Asus4)
Will (G major) I be the way
our lives are gonna stay?
Thou (B minor) sand -wanted (G major) man (B minor)
Could (G major) (D major) I be the master blueprint?
(A major) Could I be the covert plan?
Will (Asus4) (G major) that be the way
the scenario will play?
A thou (B minor) sand -pointed man
(D major) (A major) (Asus4) (G major)
(B minor)
(G major) Keep (D major) us craving cocaine (A major)
(Asus4) (A major) (Asus4) (G major) (B minor)
Keep (D major) a second sugar (A major) (Asus4) (G major)
I (B minor) prom (D major) ise I've been plumbing
Oh -oh -o (A major) h -oh -oh -oh -oh
Outro 1
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Thousand Pointed Man
Thom Bishop
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