D5 So tired Bb5 Soul searching A5 I followed the sounds to a cathedral D5 Bb5 A5 Imagine my surprise to find that they were produded by Brian Eno Verse: D5 Past the gates Bb5 Quite stark A5 A5 The roses trimmed and the windows dark D5 Bb5 I see the walls through a limestone crack A5 A5 Not red, not blue, not yellow, but black G5 A5 (barre) And all the space left for you G5 If the sky was synthesized you'd probably know D5 Bb5 He taught me many things A5 A5 The wisdom of o' bleak stratagems D5 Bb5 The prophet of a sapphire soul A5 A5 Presented through creative freedoms G5 A5 (barre) And everything I say is true G5 'Cause if i was telling lies it'd probably show Chorus: D5 B5 I can tell that he's kind of smiling G5 But what does he know? D5 B5 We're always one step behind him G5 He's Brian Eno (Brian Eno) A5 Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!) Verse: When I was stuck he'd make me memorize elaborate curses Tinctures and formulas To ditch the choir and flip the verses My whole foundation came unglued When I tried to humanize by ambient light Chorus: Dipping swords in metaphors yeah But what does he know? He's go the whole world behind him He's Brian Eno (Brian Eno) Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!) Breakdown: D5 Bb5 A5 He promised pretty worlds and all the silence I could dream of D5 Bb5 Brian Peter George St. John Le Baptiste de la Salle Eno D5 B5 G5 Well all alone by the oldest stone where the shade trees grow (What does he know?) D5 B5 G5 The creature by the water feature with a ghostly glow (Brian Eno!) D5 B5 Yeah, he's making sure that time's preserved well G5 We reap what we sow (What does he know?) D5 B5 We're always one step behind him G5 He's Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!) D5 B5 Yeah, I can tell that he's doing well yeah G5 What does he know? (What does he know?!) D5 B5 I'm always one step behind him G5 He's Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!)
