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LA LA7+
Standing on the waters casting your bread
SIm/LA MI/LA LA RE/LA
while the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing
LA LA7+
Distant ships sailing into the mist
SIm/LA MI/LA LA
you were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing
SIm7 MI LA
Freedom just around the corner for you_
SIm7 MI LA
but with the truth so far off what good will it do_
MI RE
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
LA MI RE/FA# RE LA RE6 MI LA
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
LA LA7+
So swiftly the sun sets in the sky
SIm/LA MI/LA LA RE/LA
you rise up and say goodbye to no one
LA LA7+
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
SIm/LA MI/LA LA
Both of their futures so full of dread you don’t show one
SIm7 MI LA
Shedding off one more layer of skin_
SIm7 MI LA
keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within_
MI RE
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
LA MI RE/FA# RE LA RE6 MI LA
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
LA LA7+
You’re a man of the mountains you can walk on the clouds
SIm/LA MI/LA LA RE/LA
manipulator of crowds you’re a dream twister
LA LA7+
you’re going to Sodom and Gomorrah
SIm/LA MI/LA LA
but what do you care ain’t nobody there would want to marry your sister
SIm7 MI LA
Friend to the martyr a friend to the woman of shame_
SIm7 MI LA
you look into the fiery furnace see the rich man without any name_
MI RE
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
LA MI RE/FA# RE LA RE6 MI LA
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
LA LA7+
Well the Book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy
SIm/LA MI/LA LA RE/LA
the law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachers
LA LA7+
In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed
SIm/LA MI/LA LA
Michelangelo indeed could’ve carved out your features
SIm7 MI LA
resting in the fields far from the turbulent space_
SIm7 MI LA
half asleep near the stars with a small dog licking your face_
MI RE
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
LA MI RE/FA# RE LA RE6 MI LA
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
LA LA7+
Well the rifleman’s stalking the sick and the lame
SIm/LA MI/LA LA RE/LA
preacherman seeks the same who’ll get there first is uncertain
LA LA7+
Nightsticks and water cannons tear gas padlocks
SIm/LA MI/LA LA
Molotov cocktails and rocks behind every curtain
SIm7 MI LA
false-hearted judges duing in the webs that they spin_
SIm7 MI LA
only a matter of time ‘til night comes steppin’ in_
MI RE
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
LA MI RE/FA# RE LA RE6 MI LA
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
LA LA7+
It’s a shadowy world skies are slippery gray
SIm/LA MI/LA LA RE/LA
a woman just gave birth to a prince today and dressed him in scarlet
LA LA7+
He’ll put the priest in his pocket put the blade to the heat
SIm/LA MI/LA LA
take the motherless children off the street and place them at the feet of a harlot
SIm7 MI LA
Oh Jokerman you know what he wants_
SIm7 MI LA
Oh Jockerman you don’t show any response_
MI RE
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
LA MI RE/FA# RE LA RE6 MI LA
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
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