Tabbed by: Don Tago


Standard Tuning



Intro chords: G5  A5  C5  A5  C5  A5  D5  [ G5  C5  D5 ] x2 


Verse 1 chords:
G5                             C5           D5            G5                         
They swallowed it whole, they went for the gold, for the gold
                       C5                 D5             G5           
We fall for the same lies we all have the same shoes to fit


Interlude: [ G5  C5  D5 ] x2


Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
The preachers and books of your empire will fight here alone
Some day the will be forgotten and die one by one


Chorus chords:
C5                G5                     C5
    The walls the walls are coming down
             G5                    C5
The here and now is coming round
         G5               D5     C5
It will some day let you down
              G5                   C5
The ships the ships are coming in
           G5                     C5
The great ideas are wearing thin
          G5              D5
There is nothing left to do


Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords]
For atoms have gone as far as atoms will go
Your books write themselves, they line up in row after row


Interlude: [ G5  C5  D5 ] x3


Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
The walls the walls are coming down
The here and now is coming round
It will some day let you down
The ships the ships are coming in
The great ideas are wearing thin
There is nothing left to do


Outro: [ G5  C5  D5 ] repeat a few times, repeat chorus once, end on G5