A when John he saw the numbers he lied D E made up the whole thing, failed when he tried A to cash in on his cautious new fame D E always the numbers but never the name A B E D G D (2x) A We we hit the numbers we broke D E broke in and changed them changed as we spoke A we knew that we would always be down D E hitting the numbers spun way 'round A and somebody beside you D slipped your head inside the crown A the princes of the paupers D and all the old showstoppers E till this moment's still unknown A sirens' songs have tried, too D yet, she takes you as her own A the princes of the paupers D and all the old showstoppers E till this moment's still unknown A and when he got the numbers he thought D E thought of his friends who slowed to a halt A who had questioned to no avail D E some knew the answers, some wouldn't tell A B E D G D (2x) A When Gabriel saw the numbers he fell D E fell through the clouds into the great well A but woke up before he hit the ground D E no one had noticed still he looked around A and somebody beside you D slipped your head inside the crown A the princes of the paupers D and all the old showstoppers E till this moment's still unknown A sirens' songs have tried, too D yet, she takes you as her own A the princes of the paupers D and all the old showstoppers E till this moment's still unknown A with her hand to guide you D you are nothing if not home A the princes of the paupers D and all the old showstoppers E till this moment's still unknown
