Tonart: D# minor
Verse 1
Am
C
He lived upstairs from me,
Eaug
on the fifth floor
Bb
Of a walk -up on MacDougall Street,
Bbaug
Fm
Eaug
and in his prime
Bb
Bbaug
He ran a traveling magic show,
Bb
Am
he was the star
A
F
He talked of death and chess,
Em
He toured the nation,
Bb
G
Am
displaying powers only
C
He wore a purple robe with
Eaug
C
rhinestone moon s
Eaug
Bb
Bbaug
Embroidered round a silver globe
Bb
Am
He owned three cats
C
His room was full of screens
Eaug
and gypsy scarves
Bb
Bbaug
And dusty yellow magazines
Bb
Am
And old silk hats
F
I'd bring him cigarettes
He paid me back with tricks
Asus4
G
He called them feat s of press
La, la, la, la, la
G
Dm
Am
G
Am
La, la, la, la, la
C
And then one night last fall,
Eaug
I came home late
Bb
Bbaug
And two men jumped me in the hall
Bb
Am
They smelled of gin
C
One held me like a vice
Eaug
One pulled the knife
Bbaug
And giggled as he took a slice
A
F
He pressed it to my throat
Bb
Just like a sinking ship that's in distress
Asus4
G
With no one to S .O
Am
.S. and no salvation
Eaug
Fm
we heard the roar
Eaug
Bb
Of a beast with fur like
Bbaug
Bb
Am
ebony and razor claws
C
It dropped those men like stones,
Eaug
and the air was filled with the sound
Bb
Bbaug
of screams and breaking bones,
Bb
Am
in brutal jaws.
F
And then it disappeared
G
Em
into the night of its creation,
Bb
leaving behind a grim an d bloody mess.
Asus4
G
To please the most
Am
grotesque imagination
G
La la la la la, la la la la la
Dm
Am
La la la la la la la la la
G
Am
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
C
Eaug
And why I'll never know, but right away
Bb
Bbaug
Am
I ran upstairs to Mario to tell my tale.
C
He lay there on the bed,
Eaug
the room was dark,
Bb
Bbaug
but I could see that he was dead.
Bb
Am
He looked so frail.
F
And on his withered face
G
Em
there was a smile of such elation,
Bb
Not even death could deal his happiness
Asus4
G
At one last great beat of
Asus4
G
press
G
La la la la la, la la la la la la
Dm
Am
La la la la la, la la la la la
G
La la la la la, la la la la la la
Am
G
Dm
Am
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
G
Am
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, you
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