Am
Ain't no mystery
                 Em
About the way we feel
                Am
But you get so alone at times
                                Em
And all you're…trying to do is…heal


[Verse 2]
             Am
What is this great misunderstanding?
             Em
Where do…we go from here?
                    Am
The future's in the sky above us
                      Em
What if we let it just disappear?


[Chorus]
               C
On top of this mountain of madness
       Bm                    Em
It's a long way down to hard ground
           C
Please forgive me for asking
          Bm                     Em
But there must be a better way around
        C                     Bm                 Em
The streets are on fire, the roses are dead and gone
               C
On top of this mountain of madness
       Bm                 Em
It's a long way down, so long


[Verse 3]
         Am
Ain't no victory
                    Em
Worth payin' such a cost
                    Am
That once the final bell has rung
                                    Em
You've earned less than what you've lost


[Verse 4]
        Am
So many different people
                    Em
Different faces and different names
               Am
Underneath our blood runs red
                             Em
And that's what makes us all the same


[Chorus]
               C
On top of this mountain of madness
        Bm                   Em
It's a long way down to hard ground
           C
Please forgive me for asking
          Bm                     Em
But there must be a better way around
        C                  Bm               Em
The streets are on fire, roses are dead and gone
               C
On top of this mountain of madness
       Bm                 C
It's a long way down, so long
   Bm
So long
   Em
So long