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[INTRO] Em C/E G/D Cmaj7 Cm [VERSE 1]
Em Whilst his mother's womb contained the growingC Baal Even then the sky was waiting quiet and Bm/Dpale Naked, young, immensely Ammarvellous Like Baal loved B7it, when he came to Emus
[VERSE 2]
Em That same sky remained with him in joy and Ccare Even when Baal slept peaceful and Bm/Dunaware At night a lilac sky, a Amdrunken Baal Turning B7pious as the sky grows Empale
[VERSE 3]
Em So through hospital, cathedral, whiskeyC bar Baal kept moving onwards and just let Bm/Dthings goBm When Baal's tired, boys, Baal cannAmot fall far He will have his B7/D#sky down there beEmlow
[LINK 1] Em C/E G/D Cmaj7 Cm [VERSE 4]
Fm When the sinners congregate in shame toDbgether Baal lay naked, revelling in their diCmstress Only Absky, a sky that will go on forBbmever Formed a C7blanket for his nakedFmness
[VERSE 5]
Fm And that lusty girl, the world, who'll laugh and Dbyield To the men who'll stand the pressure of her Cmthighs Sometimes Abgave him love-bites, such as can't be Bbmhealed Baal surC7vived it, he just used his Fmeyes
[VERSE 6]
Fm And when Baal saw lots of corpses scattered Dbround He felt twice the thrill, despite the lack of Cm/Ebroom "Space enAbough" said Baal, "they're not Bbmthick on the ground Space eC7nough within this woman's Fmwomb"
[LINK 2] Fm C/E Cm/Eb Bb/D Bbm/Db C7 C7 [VERSE 7]
EmAny vice for Baal has got its useful Cside It's the man who practice it, he Bmcan't abide Vices have their point, once you Amsee it as such Stick to B7two for one will be too Emmuch
[VERSE 8]
Em Slackness, softness are the sort of things to Cshun Nothing could be harder than the G/Dquest for G/Bfun Lots of strength is needed and exAm/Cperience too Swollen bellies can emB7/D#barrass youEm
[LINK 3] Em C/E G/D Cmaj7 Cm [VERSE 9]
Fm Under gloomy stars and this poor veil of Dbtears Baal will graze a pasture till it disapCm/Ebpears Once it's been digested to the forest's Bbmteeth Baal trod C7singing for a well earned Fmsleep
[VERSE 10]
Fm Baal can spot the vultures in the stormy Dbsky As they wait up there to see if Baal will Cm/Ebdie Sometimes AbBaal pretends he's dead, but vultures Bbmswoop Baal in C7silence dines on vultFmure-soup
[VERSE 11]
Fm When the dark womb drags him down to its Dbprize What's the world still mean to Baal, he's overCm/Ebfed So much Absky is lurking still behind his Bbmeyes He'll just C7have enough sky when he's Fmdead
[LINK 4] Fm C/E Cm/Eb Bb/D Bbm/Db C7 C7 [VERSE 12]
Em Once the Earth's dark womb engulfed the rotting CBaal Even then the sky was up there, quiet and Bm/Dpale Naked, young, immensely Ammarvellous B7 Like Baal loved it when he lived with Emus