Em
It took a little longer than we hoped
           G
But it was worth it
                    Am                 B7
You know it takes a village to raise a scheme
             Em         C
To patch the holes of a mausoleum

Em
Well we’re packing in the patronage
            G
Like it's a lotto and everybody wins
           Am                   B7
Now take a seat so the show can start
             Em                     Cm
And will you welcome these works of art

[Bridge]
Cm                Em
Isn’t she beautiful No
Cm                Em                   Am
Maybe another one here could entertain Yes
Am                  B7
We swear that every minute's worth the wait

[Chorus]
Em
Hey It's a cry you can’t contain
                       Am
A release you couldn’t estimate
        C        B7
And the secret's safe as long as you pay

Em
It's so good to be so bad
                          Am
You can leave it when you walk away
    C              B7
And pretend you’ve washed your hands of it

[Verse]
Em
Last call for the Sunday squaws
               G
And there's no room left for the hem and haw
             Am            B7
We’ll give a gift long overdue
           Em            C
And make a sultan out of you

Em
That’s right any troglodyte
           G
Can have a life in the party as a socialite
             Am         B7
Or if you’re looking to efface
        Em               C
You can retire without a trace
                      Cm
Don’t you bother with doubt

[Chorus]
Em
Hey It's a cry you can’t contain
                       Am
A release you couldn’t estimate
        C        B7
And the secret's safe as long as you pay

Em
It's so good to be so bad
                          Am
You can leave it when you walk away
    C              B7
And pretend you’ve washed your hands of it

[C-part]
Em
Another candidate for giving her bruises
Em
Another night that she’ll dissociate
Em
Another man who thinks the rules don’t apply to him

Em
Long was this road I’ve wandered
B                Bb
But short did my temperance live
Am                   B
Here I’ve helped him build a temple
Em B                  Em
To deify this czar of sin

Em
Now who to blame but I for tying
B                         Bb
These knots so well at my wrists
Am                            B
The noose would surely find me if I’m too wily
Em              B        Em
But what of the life I’d live

C                       B
The sale of a soul that falls
Em                  C
As foolish as young Esau
Am                        B7
It's better if I withdraw

[Chorus]
Em
Hey It's a cry you can’t contain
                       Am
A release you couldn’t estimate
        C        B7
And the secret's safe as long as you pay

Em
It's so good to be so bad
                          Am
You can leave it when you walk away
    C              B7
And pretend you’ve washed your hands of it
Em E