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Verse 1: (No Guitar First Verses)
F#m D
here comes the mechanical sun
F#m D
working on the bones in the dry old creek bed
E A D E A D
mist on the old river bend yellow box hangs like it's dead
F#m D
the emerald silo is rusting from the inside
Chorus:
A/C# D A/C# D
you want to run like the wind
A/C# D A/C# D
you'll never come here again
A/C# D A/C# D
you want a world you can save
A/C# D E
so c'mon you poets and slaves
F#m D
circus olympia pulls into town
F#m D
the dwarf and the fat man head out for beer
E A D E A D
there is no lion that roars no one can stand on the horse
F#m D
tomorrow is a no show the fortune teller cries
Chorus:
A/C# D A/C# D
you want to go down in flames
A/C# D A/C# D
you're gonna crash like the waves
A/C# D A/C# D
you can't remember your name
A/C# D E
so come on you poets and slaves
Slide Guitar Breake:
effects: Slow attack, delay
F#m D
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2/4-/-5-/-7-----------7-/-9-/-10v----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------10-/-3-/-5-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------10-/-3-/-5-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------10-/-3-/-5-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m D
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------4-/-7-----------7-/-9-/-10v----------3--/--10----------|
G|-----------------------------------10-/-3---3--/--10----------|
D|-----------------------------------10-/-3---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------10-/-3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m D
we got everything we need sugar and beef
F# D
we got some good ideas we got the steering wheels and rolling stock too
Distortion!:
E A D
clouds came down low on the corn
E A D
meat ants are gathering like storms
F#m D
somewhere in the quiet wild darkness a crocodile cries
Slide Riff: e|-2-/-4-/-5v--|
B|-------------|
Chorus:
A/C# D A/C# D
you gotta
A/C# D A/C# D
you gotta
A/C# D A/C# D
you gotta
A/C# D E
c'mon you poets and slaves
Palm Muted:
B5 A5 D5 B5
Do Do Do DooDooDo
B5 A5 D5 B5
Do Do Do DooDooDo
B5 A5 D5 B5
Do Do Do DooDooDo
Chorus till end:
A/C# D A/C# D
you got to arrest the decay
A/C# D A/C# D
you're sinking down in the bay
A/C# D A/C# D
you can't remember your name
A/C# D E
so c'mon you poets and slaves
A/C# D A/C# D
you've got to count what you've made
A/C# D A/C# D
you're gonna pass like the days
A/C# D A/C# D
stop time and head for the stage
A/C# D E
c'mon you poets and slaves
A/C# D E
c'mon you poets and slaves
A/C# D E
c'mon you poets and slaves
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