Chords
[Intro]
C#maj7
[Verse 1]
C#maj7How cruG#el C#maj7is the golden rule, G# A#m7
G#/CWhen the C#maj7lives we lived are only G#golden plated.
C F And I knewC#maj7 that the lights of the ciG#ty were too heavy for me, C#maj7
G# Though IC#maj7 carried karats for G#everyone to see. C
[Chorus]
F And I Fmsaw God D#/A#cry in the reG#flection of my D#enemies,
Fm And all the D#/A#lovers with no G#time for me, D#
And Fmall the D#/A#mothers raiseG# their D#babiesCm7 to stay away fromC#maj7 me.
[Verse 2]
C#maj7Tongues on the soG#ckets C#maj7of electric dreams, G# A#m7
G#/CWhen the C#maj7sewage of youth drowned the G#spark of myC teens. F
And I knewC#maj7 that the lights of the ciG#ty were too heavy for me, C#maj7 G#
Though IC#maj7 carried karats for G#everyone to see. C F
[Chorus]
And I Fmsaw God D#/A#cry in the reG#flection of my D#enemies,
Fm And all the D#/A#lovers with no G#time for me, D#
And Fmall the D#/A#mothers raiseG# their D#babiesCm7 to stay away fromC#maj7 me,
And Cm7pray they donât grow up toC#maj7 beâ¦
