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Intro---E----D----A----E----D
Verse 1
LA
The house caught on fire in the winter
RE
the bosses lay slain
RE
and each of the workers decided
LA
to ten-fold their pay
and they saw in the mirror
RE
the sun had been shot down in flames
LA
and nobody minded the hole in the sky or the rain
Refrain:-
LA MI
but it doesnt really matter
RE LA
when the judgements are said
MI
'cos we all take our chances
RE LA
to find our romances in some others bed
MI
and you might burn your fingers
RE LA
hook your best friends rings for those
MI
who'd have you standing naked
RE LA
then publicly auction the use of a hose
Verse 2
LA
all the children where laughing
RE
their faces in half at the pain
of the girl who loved talking to walls
LA
and jumping at trains
and the words that ring true
RE
in the playground of fools will remain
LA
and nobody minded the hole in the sky or the rain
Refrain 2:-
LA MI
but it doesnt really matter
RE LA
when the rights have been read
MI
'cos we all take our chances to glance
RE LA
at the wife in the opposite bed
MI RE LA
and I bet Nero and Pilate could easily explain
MI RE
how policemen and pirates get stoned in glass houses
LA
just finding their way.
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