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
