[Primeira Parte]
C
Who are we sometimes I wonder
Em
Mercenaries or lovers
FC
On this side of the thunder
G
It can be awful hard to know
[Segunda Parte]
C
Sell our love for the paycheck or
Em
Spend the night on the freight deck
FC
For all the dues that we collect
G
Our hearts can be overdrawn
[Refrão]
FC
Dead in the water
G
Like lamb to the slaughter
AmGF
If the wind doesn't sing her song
G
And I'm speaking in tongues
FGC
Cause I need a Holy Ghost
[Terceira Parte]
C
The geeks they can smell when you're coming
Em
Even out in the cold
F
They'll wait you out yeah
C
They'll grind you down
G
But they're gonna get what they're owed
[Quarta Parte]
C
I know the red thread unravels
Em
I know you're blue and you're black
FC
But there's still time if you don't mind
G
The way that the odds are stacked
[Refrão]
FC
Dead in the water
G
Like lamb to the slaughter
AmGF
If the wind doesn't sing her song
G
And I'm speaking in tongues
FGC
Cause I need a Holy Ghost