The Velocity of Saul at the Time of His Conversion
E A D G B e | |
|---|---|
| Cadd2 | 0 3 0 0 1 0 |
| Cadd4 | 0 3 3 0 1 0 |
Riffs:
C1 = C Cadd2 Cadd4 Cadd2 C Cadd2 C Cadd2
C2 = C Cadd2 Cadd4 Cadd2
C3 = C Cadd2 Am
Intro:
C1 G F G
C3 G
C1
Loosen the wire, your time has expired,
Loosen the wire, your time has expired,
the only word left is “good
G
bye.”
bye.”
In my new dream the light’s
F
shining on me,
shining on me,
little needles of sodium unstitch the seams of the
C1
sky
sky
G
.
.
F
C1
Hold your head higher, the heavenly choir
Hold your head higher, the heavenly choir
is settling in for the
G
night.
night.
And where I had friends I am
F
left with loose ends;
left with loose ends;
four hours of vision exchanged for four hours of
G
fright.
fright.
But enough of “the
C2
fight,” enough “you and I,”
fight,” enough “you and I,”
enough of “pre
G
vail” or “walk in the
vail” or “walk in the
F
light.”
light.”
While the angels stand
C2
by I get high as a kite.
by I get high as a kite.
I’m too tired to
G
smile or know that I’m
smile or know that I’m
F
right. Am I
right. Am I
G
right?
right?
C1 G F G
C3 G
F
And all our best-laid
And all our best-laid
G
plans, they
plans, they
C
crumbled
crumbled
G
in our
in our
Am
hands.
hands.
Our flags fell where they’d
G
fanned.
fanned.
F
You held in your
You held in your
G
breath, long
breath, long
C
after pro
after pro
G
jections of
jections of
Am
death
death
you sat in the waiting room gasping and rasped on dry
G
land.
land.
But the
C1
audience is tired; “we’ve had enough fire,
audience is tired; “we’ve had enough fire,
we’re entering the age now of
G
ice.”
ice.”
And I, feeling older, pull
F
off to the shoulder
off to the shoulder
and wonder, with my head in my hands, should I call my
G
wife
wife
and say “enough ’you and
C2
I,’ enough of ’the fight,’
I,’ enough of ’the fight,’
enough of ’pre
G
vail’ or ’walk in the
vail’ or ’walk in the
F
light’?”
light’?”
While the angels stood
C2
by I got high as a kite,
by I got high as a kite,
too tired to
G
smile or know that I’m
smile or know that I’m
F
right.
right.
“enough ’you and
C1
I,’ enough of ’the fight,’
I,’ enough of ’the fight,’
enough of ’pre
G
vail’ or ’walk in the
vail’ or ’walk in the
F
light’?”
light’?”
When the spacecraft came
C2
down I was left on the ground.
down I was left on the ground.
Will you keep me a
G
round, will you help me sur
round, will you help me sur
F
vive
vive
after my
G
time?
time?
C1 G F
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