[Verse]
Just l[Ab]ook at that sho[Fm]pkeeper [Ab]peddling his [Fm]wares
[B]Shouting his sa[Cm]les pitch, but n[B]obody ca[Cm]res
Don't you wo[Ab]nder what k[Fm]eeps him there, [Ab]day after d[Fm]ay,
[B]Begging for g[Cm]old as his [B]hair turns to g[Cm]ray?
[Interlude]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Chorus]
[Ebm]Blindly they're b[Db]ounding apa[B]ce;
Starving for me[Ebm]rcy in a m[Db]erciless pla[B]ce
Only a f[Bbm]ool would make m[Abm]artyrs from h[Eb]eathens
And find them so li[Bbm]vely when th[Abm]ey're barely br[Eb]eathing
Just barely bre[Abm7]athing?[Eb]
[Interlude]
[Ab] [Fm] [Ab] [Fm] [B] [Cm]
[Verse]
Just l[Ab]ook at that to[Fm]ymaker gr[Ab]inding his g[Fm]ears
[B]Turning no p[Cm]rofit but h[B]e doesn't c[Cm]are
He keeps sm[Ab]iles on fa[Fm]ces and, d[Ab]ay after d[Fm]ay,
The ch[B]ildren keep sa[Cm]dness and s[B]uffering at b[Cm]ay
[Interlude]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Chorus]
[Ebm]Blissfully [Db]bounding a[B]pace
Searching for me[Ebm]rcy in a m[Db]erciless p[B]lace
Only a m[Bbm]onster makes f[Abm]odder from s[Eb]aints
And finds them so w[Bbm]orthless when t[Abm]hey're full of gr[Eb]ace
So full of gr[Abm7]ace?[Eb]
[Bridge]
But w[B]hat better use of hookers and thieves
Than greasing the wheels of perfect machines that h[Db]um into life a har[Bbm]mony of industry
But w[Abm7]hat is the use of cutting them down;
To sm[Abm7]other and choke the souls of our town?
I kn[Eb]ow there is another way?
[Duet]
But,[B] what is so wrong with giving them purpose?
(Just how could you weed them out?)
(Degrading them without a doubt)
[Db]A man like yourself could give worth to the worthless
(You're bleeding them dry)
[Bbm](They live and die like you and [Abm7]I?)
Withou[Abm7]t the guidance of rulers and tyrants
(? and under your guidance; the hands of a tyrant)
These [B]people will just tear themselves a[Eb]part
(They'll just tear themselves apart)
[Verse]
Just lo[Ab]ok at that char[Fm]latan st[Ab]eeped in dec[Fm]eit
A thr[B]eat to the you[Cm]ng; to the o[B]ld and the me[Cm]ek
Don't you w[Ab]onder what ma[Fm]de him so vic[Ab]ious; so si[Fm]ck
So f[B]ar out of b[Cm]alance;
So c[B]ruel and so[Cm] callous;
So m[B]arried to m[Cm]alice?
Just l[Ab]ook at that sho[Fm]pkeeper [Ab]peddling his [Fm]wares
[B]Shouting his sa[Cm]les pitch, but n[B]obody ca[Cm]res
Don't you wo[Ab]nder what k[Fm]eeps him there, [Ab]day after d[Fm]ay,
[B]Begging for g[Cm]old as his [B]hair turns to g[Cm]ray?
[Interlude]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Chorus]
[Ebm]Blindly they're b[Db]ounding apa[B]ce;
Starving for me[Ebm]rcy in a m[Db]erciless pla[B]ce
Only a f[Bbm]ool would make m[Abm]artyrs from h[Eb]eathens
And find them so li[Bbm]vely when th[Abm]ey're barely br[Eb]eathing
Just barely bre[Abm7]athing?[Eb]
[Interlude]
[Ab] [Fm] [Ab] [Fm] [B] [Cm]
[Verse]
Just l[Ab]ook at that to[Fm]ymaker gr[Ab]inding his g[Fm]ears
[B]Turning no p[Cm]rofit but h[B]e doesn't c[Cm]are
He keeps sm[Ab]iles on fa[Fm]ces and, d[Ab]ay after d[Fm]ay,
The ch[B]ildren keep sa[Cm]dness and s[B]uffering at b[Cm]ay
[Interlude]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Chorus]
[Ebm]Blissfully [Db]bounding a[B]pace
Searching for me[Ebm]rcy in a m[Db]erciless p[B]lace
Only a m[Bbm]onster makes f[Abm]odder from s[Eb]aints
And finds them so w[Bbm]orthless when t[Abm]hey're full of gr[Eb]ace
So full of gr[Abm7]ace?[Eb]
[Bridge]
But w[B]hat better use of hookers and thieves
Than greasing the wheels of perfect machines that h[Db]um into life a har[Bbm]mony of industry
But w[Abm7]hat is the use of cutting them down;
To sm[Abm7]other and choke the souls of our town?
I kn[Eb]ow there is another way?
[Duet]
But,[B] what is so wrong with giving them purpose?
(Just how could you weed them out?)
(Degrading them without a doubt)
[Db]A man like yourself could give worth to the worthless
(You're bleeding them dry)
[Bbm](They live and die like you and [Abm7]I?)
Withou[Abm7]t the guidance of rulers and tyrants
(? and under your guidance; the hands of a tyrant)
These [B]people will just tear themselves a[Eb]part
(They'll just tear themselves apart)
[Verse]
Just lo[Ab]ok at that char[Fm]latan st[Ab]eeped in dec[Fm]eit
A thr[B]eat to the you[Cm]ng; to the o[B]ld and the me[Cm]ek
Don't you w[Ab]onder what ma[Fm]de him so vic[Ab]ious; so si[Fm]ck
So f[B]ar out of b[Cm]alance;
So c[B]ruel and so[Cm] callous;
So m[B]arried to m[Cm]alice?
