Intro: 
 
      bass {6X; piano enters 2nd time, drums 3rd, organ and guitar 5th; 
            continue bass line into verse} 
 
      (F7)             (Bb7) 
       v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v 
      ----10-8---9-10-- | ----------------- 
      ----------------- | ----10-8---6---6- 
      -8--------------- | -8--------------- 
      ----------------- | ----------------- 
 
Verse 1: 
 
      F5                       Bb5 
         Outside the gates of Cerdes 
      F5                          Bb5 
         Sits the two-pronged unicorn 
      F5               Bb5 
         Plays at relaxation time 
      F5                      Bb5 
         The rhinestone flugelhorn 
      G5                         D5 
         While mermaids lace carnations 
      G5                           F5 
         Into wreaths for ailing whales 
      G5                 D5        / C5 
         Neptune dances hornpipes 
             Bb5                F5   Bb5   F5   Bb5 
      While Salome   sheds her veils 
 
Verse 2: 
 
      Phallus Phil tries peddling 

      His pewter painted pot 

      But Sousa Sam could only hear 

      Screams of Pete the Sot 

      Buddha sips his Creme deMenthe 

      From terra cotta cups 

      And exhales menthol-scented breath 

      While spewing   verbiage up 
 
Instrumental break: 
 
      (guitar solo over verse chords) 
 
Verse 3: 
 
      Down technical blind alleys 

      Live the race of former dreams 

      These who walk across them  

      Are no longer what they seem 

      Even Christian Scientists 

      Can but display marble plaques 

      Which only retell legends 

      While my eyes   reach out for facts 

      Yeah, my eyes reach out for facts 
 
Coda {repeat w/guitar solo to fade}: 
      F5      Bb5       F5      Bb5 
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