Intro:
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Verse:
[(A7)]Well last [Dsus2]night I [D]dreamt I [Em7]sailed the seven seas, I'd [Dsus2]spoken [D]Madarin [A7sus4]there with [A7]ease
[Dsus2] I [D]crossed the [Em7]mountains through the [Dsus2]meadows, I [D]followed the [A7sus4]breeze[A7]
[(A7)]When a [Dsus2]soldier [D]came to [Em7]ask me who I [Dsus2]was and why [D]I was [A7sus4]singing[A7]
[(A7)]So I [Dsus2]told him [D]tales of [Em7]many things and not to [Dsus2]fear what [D]I was [A7sus4]thinking[A7]
Pre-chorus:
[(A7)]He said in [Dsus2]Ameri-[D]ca they [Em7]boil your bones and they'll [Dsus2]eat your [D]eyes for [A7sus4]dinner[A7]
[(A7)]I'd go [Dsus2]back to [D]where [Em7]you come from maybe [Dsus2]there you'll [D]fair much [A7sus4]better[A7]
[(A7)]So I [Dsus2]told him [D]of a [Em7]mermaid that I [Dsus2]met the [D]other [A7sus4]day[A7]
[(A7)]And that [Dsus2]he could [D]have her [Em7]address if [Dsus2]I could [D]pass, if [A7sus4]I could [A7]pass this [Dsus2]way
Chorus:
[(Dsus2)] It's [D]all such a [Em7]shame we're all so [Dsus2]afraid[D] don't you [A7sus4]know that it's [A7]all in the [Dsus2]game
[(Dsus2)] It's o[D]nly a [Em7]bogeyman knocking my [Dsus2]door [D] but he [A7sus4]don't live [A7]here no [Dsus2]more
(Dsus2) D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Verse:
[(A7)]Well in [Dsus2]Washing[D]ton I [Em7]met a man who [Dsus2]went to [D]all his [A7sus4]neighbours[A7]
[(A7)]And he [Dsus2]made a [D]pact to [Em7]save them from mys[Dsus2]teri--[D]ous in[A7sus4]vaders[A7]
[(A7)]And then he [Dsus2]claps his [D]hands and [Em7]stamps his feet and he [Dsus2]sails the [D]seven [A7sus4]seas[A7]
[(A7)]And he [Dsus2]chains them [D]all to [Em7]dollar bills and he [Dsus2]tells them [D]they are [A7sus4]free[A7]
Pre-chorus:
[(A7)]Because in [Dsus2]Afri--[D]ca they [Em7]boil your bones and they'll [Dsus2]eat you [D]eyes for [A7sus4]dinner[A7]
[(A7)]I'd go [Dsus2]back to [D]where we [Em7]all belong and [Dsus2]maybe [D]we'll feel,[A7sus4] maybe [A7]we'll feel [Dsus2]better
Chorus:
[(Dsus2)] It's [D]all such a [Em7]shame we're all so [Dsus2]afraid[D] don't you [A7sus4]know that it's [A7]all in the [Dsus2]game
[(Dsus2)] It's o[D]nly a [Em7]bogeyman knocking my [Dsus2]door [D] but he [A7sus4]don't live [A7]here no [Dsus2]more
(Dsus2) |Dsus2 |
Instrumental:
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Chorus:
[Dsus2] It's [D]all such a [Em7]shame we're all so [Dsus2]afraid[D] don't you [A7sus4]know that it's [A7]all in the [Dsus2]game
[(Dsus2)] It's o[D]nly a [Em7]bogeyman knocking my [Dsus2]door [D] but he [A7sus4]don't live [A7]here no [Dsus2]more
[(Dsus2)] It's [D]all such a [Em7]shame we're all so [Dsus2]afraid[D] don't you [A7sus4]know that it's [A7]all in the [Dsus2]game
Outro:
(Dsus2) D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7(strum once and let ring)
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Verse:
[(A7)]Well last [Dsus2]night I [D]dreamt I [Em7]sailed the seven seas, I'd [Dsus2]spoken [D]Madarin [A7sus4]there with [A7]ease
[Dsus2] I [D]crossed the [Em7]mountains through the [Dsus2]meadows, I [D]followed the [A7sus4]breeze[A7]
[(A7)]When a [Dsus2]soldier [D]came to [Em7]ask me who I [Dsus2]was and why [D]I was [A7sus4]singing[A7]
[(A7)]So I [Dsus2]told him [D]tales of [Em7]many things and not to [Dsus2]fear what [D]I was [A7sus4]thinking[A7]
Pre-chorus:
[(A7)]He said in [Dsus2]Ameri-[D]ca they [Em7]boil your bones and they'll [Dsus2]eat your [D]eyes for [A7sus4]dinner[A7]
[(A7)]I'd go [Dsus2]back to [D]where [Em7]you come from maybe [Dsus2]there you'll [D]fair much [A7sus4]better[A7]
[(A7)]So I [Dsus2]told him [D]of a [Em7]mermaid that I [Dsus2]met the [D]other [A7sus4]day[A7]
[(A7)]And that [Dsus2]he could [D]have her [Em7]address if [Dsus2]I could [D]pass, if [A7sus4]I could [A7]pass this [Dsus2]way
Chorus:
[(Dsus2)] It's [D]all such a [Em7]shame we're all so [Dsus2]afraid[D] don't you [A7sus4]know that it's [A7]all in the [Dsus2]game
[(Dsus2)] It's o[D]nly a [Em7]bogeyman knocking my [Dsus2]door [D] but he [A7sus4]don't live [A7]here no [Dsus2]more
(Dsus2) D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Verse:
[(A7)]Well in [Dsus2]Washing[D]ton I [Em7]met a man who [Dsus2]went to [D]all his [A7sus4]neighbours[A7]
[(A7)]And he [Dsus2]made a [D]pact to [Em7]save them from mys[Dsus2]teri--[D]ous in[A7sus4]vaders[A7]
[(A7)]And then he [Dsus2]claps his [D]hands and [Em7]stamps his feet and he [Dsus2]sails the [D]seven [A7sus4]seas[A7]
[(A7)]And he [Dsus2]chains them [D]all to [Em7]dollar bills and he [Dsus2]tells them [D]they are [A7sus4]free[A7]
Pre-chorus:
[(A7)]Because in [Dsus2]Afri--[D]ca they [Em7]boil your bones and they'll [Dsus2]eat you [D]eyes for [A7sus4]dinner[A7]
[(A7)]I'd go [Dsus2]back to [D]where we [Em7]all belong and [Dsus2]maybe [D]we'll feel,[A7sus4] maybe [A7]we'll feel [Dsus2]better
Chorus:
[(Dsus2)] It's [D]all such a [Em7]shame we're all so [Dsus2]afraid[D] don't you [A7sus4]know that it's [A7]all in the [Dsus2]game
[(Dsus2)] It's o[D]nly a [Em7]bogeyman knocking my [Dsus2]door [D] but he [A7sus4]don't live [A7]here no [Dsus2]more
(Dsus2) |Dsus2 |
Instrumental:
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Dsus2 D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7 |
Chorus:
[Dsus2] It's [D]all such a [Em7]shame we're all so [Dsus2]afraid[D] don't you [A7sus4]know that it's [A7]all in the [Dsus2]game
[(Dsus2)] It's o[D]nly a [Em7]bogeyman knocking my [Dsus2]door [D] but he [A7sus4]don't live [A7]here no [Dsus2]more
[(Dsus2)] It's [D]all such a [Em7]shame we're all so [Dsus2]afraid[D] don't you [A7sus4]know that it's [A7]all in the [Dsus2]game
Outro:
(Dsus2) D |Em7 |Dsus2 D |A7sus4 A7(strum once and let ring)