F#m      C#m        D        A
I am the jester, my job's to entertain
       Bm              A/C#               D            C#7
And it seems that soon enough it too will be my job to reign
     F#m          Bm        E   E/F      F#m
Over all that you see, over all that you know
F#m/E F#m/D  F#m/C# B7     B7/F# D/E    D/F     F#m
As the king is slowly dying, any   moment he could go
F#m/E    F#m/D   F#m/C# B7     B7/F# D/E    D/F     F#m
Yes, the king is slowly dying, any   moment he will go

F#m C#m D A Bm A/C# D C#7

[Verse 2]
F#m       C#m            D               A
Oh! Sweet memories, come rushing back to me
     Bm               A/C#             D                 C#7
As I trace my fingers on these haggard walls within your keep
          F#m         Bm                 C#           F#m
Though my exile still stands, I heard my duty call to me
F#m/E   F#m/D F#m/C#    B7      B7/F#      D/E   D/F    F#m
Because I am  the court jester, I've grown tired of my  sleep
F#m/E F#m/D  F#m/C# B7      B7/F#    D/E   D/F   F#m
After all, I am the jester, and I've tired of my sleep

[Bridge]
F#m            C#                   A               B
What good is a crown if the brow it sits on is that of a dead man
F#m          C#              A
I'll wear my cap and painted smile with pride, my trusty baton in my hand
F#m                             B
And you will see me, sire, I'll make my way back to you
G#                            C#
You cannot stop me sire, your time is up, I see right through you

[Verse 3]
       F#m          C#m            D              A
Though resolute you may pretend to be inside your walls
           Bm                A/C#             D             C#7
The people soon will realize that your feeble body can't forestall
    F#m        Bm          E        E/F     F#m
The inevitable end that we all will one day meet
F#m/E   F#m/D  F#m/C#  B7     B7/F# D/E       D/F     F#m
You are human, you are dying, yes I know it's bitter  sweet
F#m/E   F#m/D     F#m/C#    B7        B7/F#     D/E    D/F      F#m
But you knew this day would come, and you can't borrow steal or cheat
F#m/E     F#m/D F#m/C#   B7        B7/F#      D/E      D/F         F#m
Yes, your maker gave you time, but you've run out, and soon you'll meet

[Verse 4]
F#m    C#m           D              A
I was awoken by some nibbling in my brain
         Bm                   A/C#             D              C#7
A single thought, just like a knot, a stone, a weight I can't explain
               F#m           Bm                E      E/F    F#m
That sat there pulling me to consciousness and waking soon I found
F#m/E    F#m/D       F#m/C#  B7          B7/F#     D/E      D/F       F#m
Myself entrenched in ancient earth, with roots and vines my arms were bound
F#m/E  F#m/D     F#m/C#  B7        B7/F#    D/E         D/F       F#m
And in this post-hibernal state my mind was filled with clouds of doubt
     F#m/E    F#m/D  F#m/C# B7        B7/F#     G#          C#
Were these my memories? or  something else? and soon I felt the urge to get out

[Break]
F#m      B/F#
Tearing, ripping, painful as it was
F#m       A/F#
Vines and leaves gave way easy just because
F#m        B/F#
All that's left in this world is decay;
F#m    A/F#
Soon I knew what caused me to awake

F#m             F#m/G#
With a newfound memory after rest
F#m/A           F#m/B
I felt something bubbling in my chest
F#m/C#        F#m/D
Soon I felt myself losing control
F#m/D#            F#m/E         F#m/F            F#m
Peals of laughter rang into the distance from my soul


F#m F#m F#m/E F#m/F F#m F#m F#m/E F#m/F
I cannot recognize a single thing in front of me
F#m F#m F#m/E F#m/F F#m F#m F#m/E F#m/F
The world as I knew it now is gone, is this reality?
F#m F#m F#m/E F#m/F F#m F#m F#m/E F#m/F
Absurd and nonsensical, fantastical and daft
F#m F#m F#m/E F#m/F
All that is left to do is
F#m       F#m      F#m/E  N.C.
Sit right down and laugh (hee hee hee)

[Instrumental]
F#m A/F#
F#m B/F#
F#m A/F#
D F#m/C#
Bm Bm/G
C#7
F#m/A
F#m/G
F# pedal


[Verse 5]
F#m     C#m          D        A
Oh this world that I left you in
         Bm  A/C# D       C#7
Has been tainted  by your sin
       F#m         Bm        E       F#m
And as such I have now taken it upon myself
   F#m/D         F#m/C#   B7              Bm            C#7   C#7/G
To reinstate the reign of laughter and in health I will return

[Verse 6]
Am      Em            F           C
Oh I am making my way back I will return
         Dm          C/E          F               E7
Soon the people will remember the reason why they burn
        Am             Dm         G G/G#   Am
And the fires in their might will start to turn
Am/G     Am/F      Am/E     D7       D7/A    G     G/G#   Am
Pointing fists and shouting out with no more reason for concern

Am Em F C Dm C/E F E7

[Bridge 2]
Am            E                   C             D
Soon you will see! the world will turn upon its head again!
Am       E                 C                    N.C.
Just you hope that you can see it before you're dead!
Am                       D
Foolish king, you sit in empty meaning on your throne
B                          E
But in my time away you've ended up alone

[Verse 7]
Am                Em                 F           C
Oh, all the power in the world could never save you now
       Dm                 C/E                    F                    E7
As the time at which your curtain's called draws nearer, get ready to take your bow
Am         Dm            G G/G#       Am
The age of reason is now drawing to a close!


[Outro]
Am/G Am/F Am/E D7 D7/A G G/G# Am 
And now I, the mere court jester, will his majesty depose
Am/G Am/F Am/E D7 D7/A G G/G# Am
I will tip the gilded throne, in me the people will repose
Am/G Am/F Am/E D7 D7/A G G/G# Am
Because I am the court jester, not all thorns come with a rose
Am/G Am/F Am/E D7 D7/A G G/G# Am
After all, I am the jester, and this future I propose:
Am/G Am/F Am/E D7 D7/A G G/G# Am
Let the fool, let me, the jester, bring the olden tales to close
Am/G Am/F Am/E D7 D7/A G G/G# Am
Let the fool, let me, the jester, a new saga now compose

Am D G G/G# Am
Am/G Am/F Am/E D7 D7/A G G/G# Am
Am/G Am/F Am/E D7 G C