A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)   F (133211@1)      F# (244322@1) 2x

A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)   F (133211@1)      F#Sometimes (244322@1)an empire doesn't fall
A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)   F (133211@1)      F#As (244322@1)masked invaders climb the walls
Bm (x24432@1)         D (xx0232@1)    F#Or (244322@1)spreading fires or rising floods
Bm (x24432@1)         F# (244322@1)    D (xx0232@1)     ASometimes (x02220@1)it dies within
A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)   F (133211@1)      F#The (244322@1)king and queen, they go to bed
A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)   F (133211@1)      F#On (244322@1)years of quiet neglect
Bm (x24432@1)         D (xx0232@1)    F#To (244322@1)find the coffers bare but with
Bm (x24432@1)         F# (244322@1)    D (xx0232@1)     AThe (x02220@1)musk of arrogance
Bm (x24432@1)         F# (244322@1)    D (xx0232@1)     AThe (x02220@1)musk of arrogance

A (x02220@1)                             E (022100@1)        F# (244322@1)   DWith (xx0232@1)me, you're making the same mistakes I made
A (x02220@1)                             E (022100@1)        F# (244322@1)   DWith (xx0232@1)you I couldn't convey I felt the same

A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      DIt's (xx0232@1)true, we're marionettes, But we pull the strings
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      D (xx0232@1)       And here as we dance, we tangle
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      D (xx0232@1)       I'm spinning you round and closer we're wound
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      DmWe're (xx0231@1)marionettes, We're marionettes

A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)   F (133211@1)      F# (244322@1) 2x

A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)   F (133211@1)      F#There's (244322@1)comfort in a holding hand
A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)   F (133211@1)      F#A (244322@1)schedule on which you depend
Bm (x24432@1)         D (xx0232@1)    F#A (244322@1)cage in which you're snugly penned
Bm (x24432@1)         F# (244322@1)    D (xx0232@1)     AThat's (x02220@1)what we have become
A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)   F (133211@1)      F#A (244322@1)cyclone in a glass of wine
A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)   F (133211@1)      F#We (244322@1)both have wishbones for a spine.
Bm (x24432@1)         D (xx0232@1)    F#But (244322@1)how long will we play this record's tattered side
Bm (x24432@1)         F# (244322@1)    D (xx0232@1)     AAfraid (x02220@1)to change the song?
Bm (x24432@1)         F# (244322@1)    D (xx0232@1)     AAfraid (x02220@1)to change the song?

A (x02220@1)                             E (022100@1)        F# (244322@1)   DWith (xx0232@1)me, you're making the same mistakes I made
A (x02220@1)                             E (022100@1)        F# (244322@1)   DWith (xx0232@1)you I couldn't convey I felt the same

A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      DIt's (xx0232@1)true, we're marionettes, But we pull the strings
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      D (xx0232@1)       And here as we dance, we tangle
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      D (xx0232@1)       I'm spinning you round and closer we're wound
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      DWe're (xx0232@1)marionettes, We're marionettes
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      DWe're (xx0232@1)marionettes, But we pull the strings
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      D (xx0232@1)       And here as we dance, we tangle
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      D (xx0232@1)       I'm spinning you round and closer we're wound
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)      DmWe're (xx0231@1)marionettes, We're marionettes

A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)   F (133211@1)      F# (244322@1) 2x