A   Asus4   Am   A7sus4  C   Cadd9/F# Dsus2 Dsus4  Dm
-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------0-----3-----1-
-|--2-----3-----1-----3-----1-----1--------3-----3-----3-
-|--2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0--------2-----2-----2-
-|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0--------0-----0-----0-
-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3----------------------
-|--------------------------3-----2----------------------

    F     G        o-Dsus2  o-A      o-G
-|--1-----3--------0--0-----0--0-----0--3----------------
-|--1-----3--------0--3-----0--2-----0--3----------------
-|--2-----0--------0--2-----0--2-----0--0----------------
-|--3-----0--------0--0-----0--2-----0--0----------------
-|--3-----2-----------------0--0-----0--2----------------
-|--1-----3--------------------------0--3----------------



/                /      /     / \     
A                Am     C     o Dsus2
    The minstrel in the gallery

        /     /              / \
        A     Dsus2          o A
looked down upon the smiling faces.

   /       /       /        /   /  \
   F       C       F        F   o  G
He met the gazes - observed the spaces 

/           /    /\   / \
Dsus2                 o A
between the old men's cackle.

   /        /       /    /   / \      
   A        Am      C        o Dsus2       
He brewed a song of love and hatred - 

/  /\/ /\/ /\/
G

 /                  /      /  \
 G                  Dsus2  o  A
oblique suggestions and he waited.

F        C         F   G   C
  He polarized the pumpkin eaters - 

F        C       F G   C
  static-humming panel-beaters - 

F         C          F  G    C
  freshly day-glow'd factory cheaters 

F       C       F  G   C
  (salaried and collar-scrubbing).

A         Am    C      o Dsus2
  He titillated men-of-action - 

F     C        F     F     o  G
belly warming, hands still rubbing 

G      Dsus2            o  A
on the parts they never mention.

A        Am       C     o  Dsus2       G
  He pacified the nappy-suffering, 

G      Dsus2        Dsus4  o A
infant-bleating one-line   jokers - 

F    C   F  G    C
T.V. documentary makers 

F    C      F  G  C
(overfed and undertakers).

A      Am    C          o  Dsus2
Sunday paper backgammon players - 

F      C           F     C
family-scarred and women-haters.

        F          C         F  G       C
Then he called the band down to the the stage 

       F         Em  
and he looked at all

       Dm            Am  Am/G Am/F#   F
the friends     he'd made.

(tr.)  (tr.)
A      Asus4 Asus2 A