A5 when John he saw the numbers he lied D5 E5 made up the whole thing, failed when he tried A5 to cash in on his cautious new fame D5 E5 always the numbers but never the name A5 B5 E5 D5 G5 D5 (2x) A5 We we hit the numbers we broke D5 E5 broke in and changed them changed as we spoke A5 we knew that we would always be down D5 E5 hitting the numbers spun way 'round A5 and somebody beside you D5 slipped your head inside the crown A5 the princes of the paupers D5 and all the old showstoppers E5 till this moment's still unknown A5 sirens' songs have tried, too D5 yet, she takes you as her own A5 the princes of the paupers D5 and all the old showstoppers E5 till this moment's still unknown A5 and when he got the numbers he thought D5 E5 thought of his friends who slowed to a halt A5 who had questioned to no avail D5 E5 some knew the answers, some wouldn't tell A5 B5 E5 D5 G5 D5 (2x) A5 When Gabriel saw the numbers he fell D5 E5 fell through the clouds into the great well A5 but woke up before he hit the ground D5 E5 no one had noticed still he looked around A5 and somebody beside you D5 slipped your head inside the crown A5 the princes of the paupers D5 and all the old showstoppers E5 till this moment's still unknown A5 sirens' songs have tried, too D5 yet, she takes you as her own A5 the princes of the paupers D5 and all the old showstoppers E5 till this moment's still unknown A5 with her hand to guide you D5 you are nothing if not home A5 the princes of the paupers D5 and all the old showstoppers E5 till this moment's still unknown
