Bbm    Dm    Gb    Gm

[Verse 1]

Bbm
This angel
  Dm
Always the brightest
    Gb
Oh, surely will
     Gm
Fall out of the nest
Bbm
Conscious of
Dm
 The falsification
    Gb
And the harnessing
   Gm       Dm
Of our reality

[Chorus]

 Bbm
(Ding) there'll be no return
 Gb
(Ding) no rapprochement
 Gm
(Ding) no conciliation - wisdom will never come

[Bridge]

Ebm7                     Bm7
    Constantly evolving, curious (ooohay)
Bmaj7                     Gm7
Somber, obscure, dark and luminous (ooohay)
Bmaj7                 Am7
Vitriolic, stringent, prophetic
Ebm7
 (Ooohay)
Am7
 (Ooohay)

Dmaj7    Bm7    Bmaj7    Gm7

Bmaj7
 (Ooohay)
Am7
 (Ooohay)
     Ebm7
He penetrated  (ooohay)
           Am7
The wheels of modern  (ooohay)
    Gm7
Society that

[Verse 2]

     Bbm     Dm
He hated so, so much
Gb             Gm
Hated with all his strength
Bbm
 (Leebadee-badee-badee-badee-ba)
Dm
 (Leebadee-badee-badee-badee-ba)
Gb
 (Leebadee-badee-badee-badee-ba)
Gm
 (Leebadee-badee-badee-badee-ba)

[Verse 3]

Bbm
The angel
      Dm
Would never submit
    Gb
For his eyes were
     Gm
Wide open and lit
Bbm
We brought oil
      Dm
Where there was a fire
   Gb
In this way for good
     Gm             Dm
Were bound to the devil

[Chorus]

Bbm
There'll be no return
Gb
No rapprochement
 Gm
(Ding) no conciliation - wisdom will never come

[Interlude]

Gm7
Em7        Gm7        Em7
Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7
Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7
Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7
Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7    Gm7    Em7

Gm7     Em7
Pa-paaa pa-pa pa-pa
Gm7     Em7
Pa-paaa pa-pa pa-pa
Gm7     Em7
Pa-paaa pa-pa pa-pa

[Verse 4]

Bbm*    Bb*   Dm*
Pa-paaa pa-pa pa-pa
Bbm*        Bb*        Dm*
The tumbler stayed standing up
Bbm*    Bb*   Dm*
Pa-paaa pa-pa pa-pa
Bbm*        Bb*     Dm*
All of his life he flinched not
Bbm*    Bb*   Dm*
Pa-paaa pa-pa pa-pa
Bbm*        Bb*        Dm*
The tumbler stayed standing up
Bbm*    Bb*   Dm*
Pa-paaa pa-pa pa-pa

[Bridge]

Cm  N.C.  E  N.C.

Cm  N.C.
    Surpassing
E  N.C.
   Of the art
Cm  N.C.
    Surpassing
E  N.C.
   Cinema
Cm  N.C.
    Surpassing
E  N.C.
   Life itself

[Outro]

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Ding dong ding dong...