Jeremiah Blues Part 1
Sting
Continues after the ad
Key:
D G It was midnight, midnight at noonD G Everyone talked in rhymeD G Everyone saw the big clock tickingD F G Nobody knew, nobody knew the timeD G Elegant debutantes smiledD G Everyone fought for dimesD F Newspapers screamed for bloodEm Bm It was the best of times [Chorus]Am Every place around the world itF seemed the sameAm F Can't hear the rhythm for the drumsAm F Everybody wants to look the other wayContinues after the adAm F When something wicked this way comesGm C Sometimes they tie a thief to the treeAm Sometimes I stareD Sometimes it's me [Verse 2]D G Everyone told the truthD G All that we heard were liesD G A pope claimed that he'd been wrong in the pastEm B This was a big surpriseD G Everyone fell in loveD G A cardinal's wife was jailedD F G The government saved a dying planetEm Bm When popular icons failed [Chorus]Am Every place around the world itF seemed the sameAm F Can't hear the rhythm for the drumsAm F Everybody wants to look the other wayAm F When something wicked this way comes [Other]Gm C Sometimes they tie a thief to the treeAm Dm Sometimes I stare, sometimes it's meAm Dm Sometimes I stare, sometimes it's me