🎸 Intro: Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm 🎸 Verse 1: N.C. Dm C Dm I have always been here And I'll always be there C Dm I can honestly tell you That I really don't care C Dm If all the babies are broken And the old folks are blind C G/B Bb Dm There's a hole in my heart But I know you don't mind
🎸 Verse 2: N.C. Dm C Dm If I laugh at the cripples And I cry for the clowns C Dm And I welcome the madness That I see coming down C Dm And I have no opinions So I feel no remorse C G/B Bb Dm I can see the Black Knight Riding up on his horse 🎸 Verse 3: N.C. Dm C Dm And there's fire in his nostrils And blood in his eyes C Dm And he's looking at you, kid As he races on by C Dm So watch out for his hooves They're gonna kill you for sure C G/B Bb Dm He's got some kind of sickness That no man can cure 🎸 Verse 4: N.C. Dm C Dm And his breath it will burn you And put out your eyes C Dm He'll tear out your tongues So you can't even cry C Dm That your body is broken And your spirit is dead C G/B Bb Dm And you hope against hope That it's a bad dream you had 🎸 Verse 5: N.C. Dm C Dm About a meeting with Elvis At the back of the store C Dm You're both shoveling plasticware Right out of the door C Dm And the men who control you Keep yelling for more, more, more, more C G/B Bb Dm You pay all your taxes But you don't know what for 🎸 Verse 6: N.C. Dm C Dm 'Cause nothing seems to get better Things seem to get worse C Dm We're all living in danger From a politician's curse C Dm All promises have been broken All lips have been read C G/B Bb Dm Well the mouth has spoken But nothing's been said 🎸 Verse 7: N.C. Dm C Dm The dream has been shattered The flags have been burned C Dm You better make up your minds From whatever you've learned C Dm About your family values And the way they've been scorned C G/B Bb Dm Some babies have been battered Way before they've been born 🎸 Verse 8: N.C. Dm C Dm Some call me a liar Some call me a thief C Dm But the way that I look at things I can't get no relief C Dm So I went to a meeting Spoke out of fear C G/B Bb Dm They said, "Thank you for sharing Now why are you here " 🎸 Verse 9: N.C. Dm C Dm I said: everything's shaking Including myself C Dm I keep all my feelings High up on a shelf C Dm And I can't seem to reach them But I know they were there C G/B Bb Dm I'm trapped in this vacuum And I'm gasping for air 🎸 Verse 10: N.C. Dm C Dm Some people get better Some people just fold C Dm Some people rise above it Or so I've been told C Dm So I started to leave I was searching for more C G/B Bb Dm They caught ahold of my sleeve But I slipped through the door 🎸 Verse 11: N.C. Dm C Dm I ran back to the office With my back to the wall C Dm When I came to my senses I had no one to call C Dm So I called up the doctor He told me to lie C G/B Bb Dm He said, "Get out of this nightmare Or you surely will die? 🎸 Verse 12: N.C. Dm C Dm So I forced myself to wake up And opened my eyes C Dm But the man in the mirror Was there in disguise C Dm He was playing his part Living in a trance C G/B Bb Dm Sentenced to be a witness 'Cause he had no defense 🎸 Verse 13: N.C. Dm C Dm The anesthetic is wearing thin And you're starting to sweat C Dm And you finally realize That it ain't over yet C Dm 'Cause the way you've been feeling They must have hit a nerve C G/B Bb Dm I know it's not what you want But it's what you deserve 🎸 Verse 14: N.C. Dm C Dm The operation is over Listen to me please C Dm I'm begging forgiveness Down on my knees C Dm Coming back to consciousness I was out of my head C G/B Bb Dm Well the dream is over And I'm back in my bed 🎸 Verse 15: N.C. Dm C Dm I've always been here And I'll always be there C Dm I can honestly tell you That I really do care C Dm I gotta tell you the truth About the sadness I find C G/B Bb Dm C Dm I have opened my heart to you And I hope you don't mind