Tabbed by: Don Tago


Standard Tuning



Intro chords: G  Am  C/G  Am  C/G  Am  D  [ G  C/G  D ] x2 


Verse 1 chords:
G                             C/G           D            G                         
They swallowed it whole, they went for the gold, for the gold
                       C/G                 D             G           
We fall for the same lies we all have the same shoes to fit


Interlude: [ G  C/G  D ] 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:
C/G                G                     C/G
    The walls the walls are coming down
             G                    C/G
The here and now is coming round
         G               D     C/G
It will some day let you down
              G                   C/G
The ships the ships are coming in
           G                     C/G
The great ideas are wearing thin
          G              D
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: [ G  C/G  D ] 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: [ G  C/G  D ] repeat a few times, repeat chorus once, end on G