Intro:(Acoustic with cello riff):
Chords:F ,Am, Dm ,C
Cello riff (transcribed for guitar, pluck each note):
E-------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
B-------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
G-------------|------------|---0-------|-------------|
D-------------|------------|-3--3-2----|-------------|
A---------3-0-|-----3-1----|-------3---|--0-3--------|
E-1---1-3-----|-1-3--------|---------1-|-1---1-------|
Verse 1: (continue intro chords w/cello riff- Neko)
F Am Bb C
The skirts go up, before the wall among the madding crowds,
F Am Dm C
They ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
F Am Bb C
You are a living doll riding the circle tracks behind the walls of clocks,
F Am Dm C
In your ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
Chorus 1: (open strumming on power chords, no cello, Neko with Carl)
Bb F C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
Bb F C Dm C
There´s no other show like it ´round here, as a ruuuule
Bb F C
Windows will roll for the crash years
Bb F C Dm C
There´s no other show like it ´round here, as a ruuuule
After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x1)
F ,Ab,F ,Ab
Repeat intro chords and cello riff (x1) (electric played in background)
Verse 2: (played same as before)
F Am Bb C
Now the candle´s end, you are a light turned low and like the rest of us,
F Am Dm C
You´ve got those old, eternity blues, eternity blues
F Am Bb C
Your fingers raised, you´re looking for the word, what you want is accident
F Am Dm C
And not the drag, spectacular view, what you can lose
Chorus 2:
Bb F C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
Bb F C Dm C
There´s no other show like it ´round here, as a ruuuule
Bb F C
Windows will close in the crash years
Bb F C Dm C
Honey child, you´re not safe here, as a ruuuule
After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x1)
F ,Ab,F ,Ab
Bridge chord (no vocal):
Bb (strum several times, over cello)
Solo chords: (same as intro, with cello riff)
Chorus 3:
Bb F C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
Bb F C Dm C
There´s no other show like it ´round here, as a ruuuule
Bb F C
Windows will roll for the crash years
Bb F C Dm C
There´s no other show like it ´round here, as a ruuuule
After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x2)
F ,Ab,F ,Ab
Intro riff with cello (x1)
Outro verse: (x6) (after third repeat, instruments fade, voices on last refrain)
F Am Dm C
And the ruins the wild, the ruins the wild, tonight will be an open mic.
End on an F chord.