(intro) Am G

(verse 1)
Am       G  Am           G
Speak to me of universal laws
Am         G      Am               G
The whores hustle and the hustlers whore
F        C    Am     G
All around me people bleed
F        C       Am      G
Speak to me your song of greed

(pre-verse) Am G

(verse 2)
Am       G  Am             G
Speak to me of your inner charm
Am      G     Am                G
Of how you'll keep me safe from harm
F       C         Am      G
I don't think so, I don't see
F       C         Am      G
Speak to me of your inner peace

(pre-Verse) Am G

(verse 3)
Am     G      Am               G
Little people at the amusement park
Am   G      Am     G
City people in the dark
F        C   Am        G
Speak to us, send us a sign
F       C         Am         G
Tell us something to keep us trying

(chorus)
F          C              Am       G
The whores hustle and the hustlers whore
F        C      Am     G
Too many people out of love
F          C              Am       G
The whores hustle and the hustlers whore
F          C             Am     G
This city's ripped right to the core

(interlude)
Am G (4x)
F C Am G (2x)
Am G (4x)

Am       G  Am            G
Speak to me of heroin and speed
Am          G            Am              G
Of genocide and suicide, of syphilis and greed
Am       G      Am          G
Speak to me the language of love
Am              G         Am                  G
The language of violence, the language of the heart
Am             G          Am                      G
This isn't the first time I've asked for money or love
Am         G     Am              G
Heaven and earth don't ever mean enough
Am       G  Am            G
Speak to me of heroin and speed
Am        G            Am          G
Just give me something I can believe

(chorus)
F          C              Am       G
The whores hustle and the hustlers whore
F        C      Am     G
Too many people out of love
F          C              Am       G
The whores hustle and the hustlers whore
F          C             Am     G
This city's ripped right to the core

(outro)
F C Am G (4x)
Am G (3x)
Am