The Riddle

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

| F#m---- E/G#I got | Atwo strong Barms

| C#mBlessings of DBabylon| Bm7Time to Gcarry on

| F#mAnd try for E/G#sins and | Afalse aBlarms

| C#mSo, to ADmerica, the | D#m6braA#m7ve

| BmWise C#mmen DsaveE

[Chorus]

Near a | F#mtree by a E/G#river, there's a | Ahole in the Bground

Where an | F#mold man of E/G#Aran goes a| Dround and aAround

And his | F#mmind is a E/G#beacon in the | Aveil of the Bnight

For a | F#mstrange kind of E/G#fashion, there's a | Dwrong and a Aright

But he'll | Bmnever, C#mnever Dfight Eover | F#myou E/G#

[Verse 2]

I got | Aplans for Bus

| C#mNights in the Dscullery

And | Bm7days inGstead of me

I | F#monly E/G#know what | Ato disBcuss

| C#mOh for Danything, but | D#m6lightA#m7

| BmWise C#mmen Dfighting Eover | F#myou E/G#

It's not | Ame you Bsee

| C#mPieces of Dvalentine

And | Bm7just a Gsong of mine

To | F#mkeep from E/G#burning | AhisBtory

| G#mSeasons of Dgasoline and | D#m6gold A#m7

| BmWise C#mmen DfoldE

[Chorus]

Near a | F#mtree by a E/G#river, there's a h| Aole in the Bground

Where an | F#mold man of E/G#Aran goes a| Dround and aAround

And his | F#mmind is a E/G#beacon in the | Aveil of the Bnight

For a | F#mstrange kind of E/G#fashion, there's a | Dwrong and a Aright

But he'll | Bmnever, C#mnever Dfight Eover | GyouC

[Bridge]

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| Am7Sly looks in D/F#corridors

With| Gout a Fadd9plan of yours

A | Esus4blackbird Esings on | AmblueG/Bbird Chill

| DThanks to the D/Ccalling of the | Bbwild Eb

| CmWise Dmmen's Ebchild F

[Interlude]

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[Chorus]

FNear a | Gmtree by a F/Ariver, there's a | Bbhole in the Cground

Where an | Gmold man of F/AAran goes a| Ebround and aBbround

And his | Gmmind is a F/Abeacon in the | Bbveil of the Cnight

For a | Gmstrange kind of F/Afashion, there's a | Ebwrong and a Bbright

But he'll | Cmnever, Dmnever EbfightF

Near a | Gmtree by a F/Ariver, there's a | Bbhole in the Cground

Where an | Gmold man of F/AAran goes a| Ebround and aBbround

And his | Gmmind is a F/Abeacon in the | Bbveil of the Cnight

For a | Gmstrange kind of F/Afashion, there's a | Ebwrong and a Bbright

But he'll | Cmnever, Dmnever Ebfight Fover | Cmyou Dm Eb F

[Outro]

No, he'll | Cmnever, Dmnever Ebfight Fover | Gmyou ||