THE BALLAD OF BILL HUBBARD -------------------------- Gm Eb Gm Eb Eb Cm7 D7 Gm Ebmaj7 Cm7 D7 Gm Gm/F Eb Cm Bb/D Eb F Gm F Eb Cm7 D7 Gm Eb Cm7 D7 WHAT GOD WANTS PART I ---------------------

The ^Gmkid in the corner looked at the priest And fingered his pale blue Japanese guitar

The priest said, God wants goodness God wants light God wants mayhem God wants a clean fight What God wants God gets

Don't ^Emlook so surprised It's only ^F/Cdogma ^C ^EmThe alien prophet ^F/Ccried ^C The ^Fbeetle and the ^F/Espringbok F/Eb Took the Bible from its hook The ^Dsus4monkey in the corner Wrote the ^Dlesson in his book ^GmWhat God wants God gets What God wants God gets God wants peace God wants war God wants famine God wants chain stores What God wants God gets God wants sedition God wants sex God wants freedom God wants semtex What God wants God gets Don't ^Emlook so surprised I'm only ^F/Cjokin^Cg ^EmThe alie^F/Cn comic^C cried The ^Fjackass a^F/End hyena F/Eb Took the feather from its hook The ^Dsus4monkey in the corner Wrot^De the joke down in his book ^GmWhat God wants God gets God wants boarders God wants crack God wants rainfall God wants wetbacks What God wants God gets God wants voodoo God wants shrines God wants law God wants organized crime God wants crusade God wants jihad God wants good God wa^Fnt^Cs ^Fba^Cd ^F ^C ^F ^C ^F ^C ^GmWhat God wan^Fts^C G^Fod^C ge^Fts^C ^F ^C ^F ^C

PERFECT SENSE PART I -------------------- C F Bb Eb F Bb Eb Ab Db Eb

^AbThe monkey sat on a pile of stones ^DbAnd stared at the broken bone in his hand ^GbAnd the stains of a Viennese quartet Rang out a^Cbcros^Dbs the land ^DbThe monkey looked up at the stars ^GbAnd thought to himself Memory^Cb is a stranger History is for fools ^EAnd he cleaned his hands In a pool of holy writing ^ATurned his back on the garden And set ^Bout for the nearest town Hold o^En hold on soldier When you add it all up The tears a^And the marrowbone There's an ounce of gold And an ounce^D of pride in each ledger And the Germans killed the Jews And the Jews killed the Arabs And ^Gthe Arabs killed the hostages And that is the news ^AAnd is it any wonder That the monkey's confused He sa^Did Mama Mama The President's a fool Why do I have to keep reading These ^Gtechnical manuals And the joint chiefs of staff And the brokers on Wall Street said ^CDon't make us laugh You're a smart kid Time is linear Memory is a stranger ^FHistory is for fools Man is a tool in the hands Of the great God Almighty And ^Gthey gave him command Of a nuclear submarine And sent him back in search of The Ga^Crden of Eden

PERFECT SENSE PART II ---------------------

Can't you s^Cee It all makes perfect sense Expressed in dollars and cents Pounds s^Ghillings and pence ^DmCan't you see It ^Fall ^Fmakes ^C/Eperf^Dmect s^Cense ^Gm7Little black soul^C departs in perfect focus ^Gm7Prime time fodder f^Cor the News at Nine ^BbDarling is the child warm in the bed tonight ^CmHi everybody I'm Marv Albert And welcome to our telecast ^EbComing to you live from Memorial Stadium It's a beautiful day And today ^Fwe expect a sensational matchup But first our global anthem Can'^Bbt you see It all makes perfect sense Expressed in dollars and cents Pounds s^Fhillings and pence ^CmCan't you see It ^Eball ^Ebmakes ^Bb/Dperfe^Cmct s^Bbense And here come the players ^FmAs I speak to you now the captain Has his cros^Bbs hairs zeroed in on the oil rig It looks to me like he's going to attack ^FmBy the way did you know that a submarine Captain earns 200,000 dollars a year ^BbOh that's less tax Marv yeah less tax Uh thank you Emery you're welcome Ab Bbm Ebm/Bb Bbm Ebm/Bb Now back to the game he fires one yes There goes two both fish are running ^DbThe rig is going into a prevent defense Will th^Ebey make it I don't think so Can'^Abt you see It all makes perfect sense Expressed in dollars and cents Pounds s^Ebhillings and pence ^DbCan't you see Db Db Ab/C Bbm Ab It all makes perfect sense ^DbCan't you see Db Db Ab/C Bbm Ab It all makes perfect sense

THE BRAVERY OF BEING OUT OF RANGE --------------------------------- D A/D G/D D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Em G D Em G D

You have a ^Dnatural tendency, to s^A/Dqueeze off a shot You're g^G/Dood fun at parties, you ^Dwear the right masks You're ^Dsus4old, but you still like a l^Daugh in the locker room You ca^Dsus2n't abide change, you're at home on the rang^De You ^Dopened the suitcase, behin^A/Dd the old workings To s^G/Dhow off the magnum, you d^Deafened the canyon A ^Dsus4comfort a friend, ^Donly upstaged in the en^Dsus2d

By the Uzi machine gun

Does the ^Drecoil remind you... Remind you of ^Emsex Old man what the ^Ghell you gonna kill n^Dext ^EmOld timer ^Gwho you gonna kill n^Dext

(repeat chord pattern) I looked over Jordan and what did I see Saw a U.S. Marine in a pile of debris I swam in your pools and lay under your palm trees I looked in the eyes of the Indian Who lay on the Federal Building steps And through the range finder over the hill I saw the frontline boys popping their pills Sick of the mess they find On their desert stage And the bravery of being out of range Yeah the question is vexed Old man what the hell you gonna kill next Old timer who you gonna kill next Bridge D F/D Em A G F A

^BmOoh.....^C.......^D. Hey bartender, over here Two more shots and two more beers Sir, turn up the TV sound The war has started on the ground Just love those laser guided bombs They're really great for righting wrongs You hit the target and win the game from bars 3,000 miles away 3,000 miles away

We ^Emplay the game with the ^Gbravery of being out of r^Dange We zap and maim with the bravery of being out of range We strafe the train with the bravery of being out of range We gain terrain with the bravery of being out of range We play the game with the bravery of being out of range

LATE HOME TONIGHT PART I ------------------------ D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 Gm6

^DStanding at the window A ^Gmaj7farmer's wife in Oxfordshire ^DGlances at the clock it's nearly time for tea She doesn't see Th^Gmaj7e phantom in t^Gm6he hedgerow dip its wings Doesn't hear the engine sing ^Em7But in the cockpit's techno glow Behind^A the Ray Ban(R) shine ^BdimThe kid from Cleveland In the comfort of routine Scan^Gmaj7s his dials and smiles ^BdimSecure in the beau^Gmaj7ty of military life ^Em7There is no right or wrong Only tin cans and cordite and white cliffs And blue^D/A skies an^A7d flight flight flight ^D/AThe beauty of military life No ^A7questions only order^Ds and flight only flight ^Em7What a beautiful sight in his wild blue dream The et^A7ernal child leafs through his War magazine And his kind Uncle Sam feeds ten trillion in Change int^Do the total entertainment Combat video game ^Em7And up here in the stands The fans are goin' wild The c^A7heerleaders flip When you wiggle your hip And we all like the bit when you take The jeans from the refrigerator and Then the ^Dbad guy gets hit And were y^Em7ou struck by the satisfying Way the swimsuit sticks to her skin Like B^A7B gun days When knives pierce autumn leaves But that's okay see the children bleed ^A7augIt'll look great on the TV

Bm7 Gmaj7 Gm6

And in ^DTripo^Gmaj7li another ordinary wife ^Em7Stares at the dripping her old man hadn't ^A7Time to fix Too busy mixing politics and rhythm In t^D6he street below

LATE HOME TONIGHT PART II -------------------------

^DHark the wire service sing ^Em7Clear the satellite link Check the fax machine ^A7Hold the lead story boys There's some^D great pictures coming in Now the pilot's heartbeat slows ^Em7Palms dry out No questions only orders And t^A7he F-1 glides in nose-up Through the cloudbase and the Ground crew cheers as he puts down His l^Danding gear ^BbHey boy you're a ^Fhero take this c^Ebigar ^D7 ^GBack hom^Ce in Cleveland All t^Ahe papers and local TV stations Will be ^Dcalling your ma And t^Em7he farmer's wife Shoos the cat off the chair She ^A7says sit down my dear Was the milking all right Our American f^Driends are late home tonight

TOO MUCH ROPE ------------- Gmaj7 G7 Gmaj7 G7 Gm7 Gm6 Gm7 Gm6 G G7 G6 Cmaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 Dm6 G7 G

^CWh^C7en the sleigh is heavy, and the timberwolves are getting bold, ^Am7You look at your companions and test the water of their friendship ^DWith your toe. ^FAn^Cd ^G/Bthey^Am significantly edge closer to the gold... ^FEa^Gch man has his price, Bob...and yours was pretty low. ^CNo^C7w history is short, the sun is just a minor star. ^Am7And ^Dthe poor man sells his kidneys in some colonial bazaar ^FQu^Ce ^G/Bsera^Am sera, is that your new Ferrari car? ^FNi^Am7ce..^D. but I think I'll wait for the F-fifty ^GYo^G7u don't have to be a Jew...to disapprove of murder ^G6Tea^Cmaj7rs burn my eyes; ^Am7Muslim or Christian, Mullah or Pope, ^EmPre^Dm6acher or poet, who was it wrote, "Give any one species ^G7Too^C much rope and they'll fuck it up? ^CLa^C7st night on TV, a Vietnam vet took his beard and his pain ^AmAnd^D his alienation of 20 years...back to Asia again. ^FSe^Ces^G/B the^Am monsters they made in formaldehyde floating 'round. ^FMeets a gook on a bike...a good enough guy, ^Am7With^D the same soldier's eyes. G G7 G6 Cmaj7 ^Am7What^Em does it mean, this tear-jerking scene beamed into my home? ^Dm6That it moves me so much, why all the fuss? ^GIt^C's^C7 on^C6ly ^Fmaj7two humans being...it's only... two humans being; ^Dm7Tear^Ams b^Gmurn in my eyes...what does it mean? This tender TV? ^CTh^C7is tear-jerking scene beamed into my home? ^FAn^F7d you don't have to be a Jew to disapprove of murder ^F6Tea^Bbrs ^Gmburn my eyes....Muslim or Christian, Mullah or Pope, ^DmPreacher or poet, who was it wrote: ^Cm6&quo^Ft;Give any one species too much rope and they'll fuck it up?” Bb Bb7 Gm7 Gm6 Eb Bb F/A Gm Gm7 Gm6 Gm7 Gm6 Gm6 Eb/G Gm6 Eb/G

WHAT GOD WANTS PART II ---------------------- TV Evangelist:]"Do you believe in a better day? Do you have faith in a golden way? If you do, then we must come together this day Come together as one, united television audience Brought together by the sound of my voice United, united financially, united socially, United spiritually, and all possible ways Through the power of money And the power of prayers...."

^GmWhat God wants God gets God help us all God wants dollars God wants cents God wants pounds, shillings, and pence God wants guilders God wants Kroner God wants Swiss francs God wants French francs

(Oui il veut des francs francais) God wants escudos God wants pesetas Don't send lira God don't want small potatoes God wants small towns God wants pain God wants clean up rock campaigns God wants windows God wants solutions God wants TV God wants contributions What God wants God gets God help us all God wants silver God wants gold God wants his secret Never to be told God wants gigolos God wants giraffes God wants politics God wants a good laugh What God wants God gets God help us all God wants friendship God wants fame God wants credit God wants blame God wants poverty God wants wealth God wants insurance God wants to cover himself What God wants God gets God help us all WHAT GOD WANTS PART III -----------------------

^EmDon't be afraid, it's only ^Csus4business ^C ^EmThe alien prophet ^Csus4sighed ^C The ^Fvulture and the ^F/Emagpie took F/Eb The cash box from its hook The ^Dsus4monkey in the corner Wrote the ^Dfigures in his book ^EmCrazed the checkout lady's f^Em/Dingers Flash across the till ^F/CAnd the captain posts the m^Cenu of the day And in ^Embanks across the world Christians, Moslems, Hindus, Jews And every other ^Dm6race, creed, ^F/Ccolour, tint or hue Get down on their knees and ^Cpray The ^Fraccoon and the gr^F/Eoundhog neatly F/Eb Make up bags of change But the ^Dsus4monkey in the corner Well he's slowly ^Ddrifting out of range Gm Gm/F Ab/Eb Eb Gm Gm/F Ab/Eb Eb Ab Ab/G Ab/Gb Gb Fsus4 F A#m G# D#/F# F# A#m G# D#/F# F# D# D#/A# D#/A A G#sus4 G# Christ, it's ^C#freezing inside C#/D# The veteran cries The hy^D/Aenas break cover And s^Atream through the meadow And the ^C#fog rolls in To his bottle of ^D#/D#gin So he ^D/Apicks up a stone That looks like a ^Abone And the ^Dbullets fly And the rivers run dry And the ^D/C#fat girls sigh And the network anchor p^D/Cersons lie ^C And the s^Bsus4oldier's alone In the video zone But the ^Bmonkey's not watching He's slipped out to the kitchen To pile the dishes And answer the ^Emphone

WATCHING TV ----------- *D **Ddim5 (repeat as necessary)

We were watching T^GV, Watching T^Em7V We were watching T^GV, Watching T^Em7V

Cadd9 A7 Cadd9 A7 Cadd9 C/B A7 D

In Tiananmen Squa^Gre, Lost my baby t^Em7here My yellow r^Gose, In her bloodstained cl^Em7othes She was a ^Cadd9short order p^A7astry chef In a ^Cadd9Dim Sum dive on the Yangt^A7ze tideway She had ^Cadd9shiny hair ^G/B She was the^A7 daughter of an engineer^D Won't you shed a ^Gtear, For my yellow r^Em7ose My yellow ro^Gse, In her bloodstained ^Em7clothes She had ^Cadd9perfect breasts, She had ^A7high hopes She had ^Cadd9almond eyes, She had ^A7yellow thighs She was a ^Cstudent^C/B of ph^A7ilosophy^D Won't you grieve with ^Gme, ^G/F#for my y^Em7ellow rose, Shed a tear,^G ^G/F# ^Em7 For her bloodstained cl^Dothes She had ^Gshiny hai^G/F#r, She had ^Em7perfect breasts She had^Cadd9 high hopes,^C/B She had^A7 almond eyes^D She had ^Gyellow thigh^G/F#s She was the ^Em7daughter of an engineer^D So get out your ^Gpistols, Get out your stone^Cs Get out your kn^Gives, Cut them to the bo^Cne They are the ^Glackeys o^G/F#f the groce^Em7r's machine They built the ^Gdark satanic mills^C That manu^Gfacture hell on earth^C They bought the ^Gfront row^G/F# seats on Ca^Em7lvary They are ^Cirrelevant to me ^D

**D **Ddim5 And I grieve for my sister People of China Do not forget do not forget The children who died for you Long live the Republic Did we do anything after this I've a feeling we did

We were watching T^GV, Watching T^Em7V We were watching T^GV, Watching T^Em7V She wore a ^Cadd9white bandanna that said 'F^A7reedom now' She thought the^Cadd9 Great Wall of China Would co^A7me tumbling down ^GShe was a studen^G/F#t Her f^Em7ather was an engin^Deer Won't you shed a t^Gear, For my yellow r^Em7ose My yellow ro^Gse, In her bloodstained cl^Em7othes Her ^Cadd9grandpa fought old C^A7hiang Kai-shek That^Cadd9 no-good low-down di^A7rty rat Who ^Cused to order his ^C/Btroops To f^A7ire on the women and ^Dchildren

Imagine that imagine that

An^Gd in the spring of '4^Em78 Ma^Go Tse-tung got quite ira^Em7te An^Gd he kicked that^G/F# old dictator^Em7 Chiang Out of the ^Dstate of China Ch^Giang Kai-shek came down in F^Em7ormosa ^GAnd they armed the island of Q^A7uemoy And the ^Gshells were flying across the China Sea And they ^Em7turned Formosa into a ^Cshoe factory^C/B called^A7 Taiwa^Dn And she is ^Gdifferent from Cro-M^Cadd9agnon man She's ^Gdifferent from A^Cadd9nne Boleyn She is ^Gdifferent ^G/F#from the Ros^Em7enbergs And f^Drom the unknown Jew ^GShe is different from the^Cadd9 unknown Nicara^Gguan ^Cadd9Half superstar ^Ghalf victim ^G/F# She's a ^Em7victor star co^Cadd9nceptually new^D ^GAnd she is different from the ^Cadd9Dodo ^GAnd from the Kankanbo^Cadd9no ^GShe is different ^G/F#from the Azt^Em7ec And f^Drom the Cherokee Sh^Ge's everybody's ^Cadd9sister S^Ghe's symbolic of our fai^Cadd9lure She's^G the one in^G/F# fifty mill^Em7ion Who can ^Cadd9help us to be free ^D Because she died on TV^G

THREE WISHES ------------ Cm Eb/F Ab Ab/Bb Cm Cm Eb/F Ab Ab/Bb Cm (Repeat Trough lyric until change) Reached back for the bottle And rubbed against the lamp Genie came out smiling Like some Eastern tramp He said, hey boy what's happening What is going on You can have three wishes If you don't take too long If you don't take too long I said well I wish they were all happy in the Lebanon Wish somebody'd help me write this song And I wish when I was young My old man had not been gone Genie said consider it done

There's ^Ebsomething in the air And you ^Bbdon't know what it is You see ^Ebsomeone through the window Who you'v^Bbe just learned to miss ^AAnd the^Ab road leads on to glory but You ^Ebused up your last wish Your last ^Bbwish

And you want her to come home

Bring her home ^Cm Genie said I'm sorry That's the way it goes Where the hell's the lamp sucker It's time for me to go Bye Cm Eb/F Ab Ab/Bb Cm Cm Eb/F Ab Ab/Bb Cm Cm Eb/F Ab Ab/Bb Cm Cm Eb/F Ab Ab/Bb Cm

And you want her to come home ITS A MIRRICAL --------------

Mir^Bmaculous you call it babe, you ^F#main't seen nothing yet. They got ^EmPepsi in the Andes, they got Mc^F#mDonalds in Tibet. ^BmYosemite's been turned into a golf course^F#m for the Japs, The ^EmDead Sea is al^F#mive with rap. Between the ^BmTigris and Euphrates, there's a ^F#mleisure centre now They got ^Emall kinds of sports, they got Bermuda shorts ^F#m They had s^Bmex in Pennsylvania, a Bra^F#mzilian grew a tree A d^Emoctor in Manhattan, saved a ^F#mdying man for free It's a ^Bmmiracle It's a ^F#mmiracle It's a ^Dmiracle Another ^F#miracle By the ^Ggrace of God Almighty

And the pressures of the marketplace

The ^Emhuman race has ^Em6civilized itse^F#lf It's a ^Bmmiracle ^F#m ^Em F#sus4 F# Bm F#m Em F#sus4

Verse 2 (continue chord pattern) We got warehouses of butter, we got oceans of wine. We got famine when we need it, we got designer crime. We got Mercedes, we got Porsche, Ferrari and Rolls Royce, Yeah, we got choice. She said meet me in the Garden of Gethsemene my dear, The Lord said Peter I can see your house from here. An honest man finally reaped what he had sown. And a farmer in Ohio has just repaid a loan. It's a miracle It's a miracle It's a miracle It's a miracle Another miracle

By the ^Ggrace of God Almighty and the pressures of the marketplace The ^Emhuman race has^Em6 civilized itse^F#lf It's a ^Bmmiracle ^F#m ^Em ^F#sus4 ^F#

Verse 3 We cower in our shelters With our hands over our ears Lloyd-Webber's awful stuff Runs for years and years and years and years An earthquake hits the theatre But the operetta lingers Then the piano lid comes down and breaks his fucking fingers It's a miracle. AMUSED TO DEATH ---------------

^BmDoctor Doctor w^Ahat is wron^Gg with me^Em ^BmThis sup^Aermarket li^Gfe is get^Emting long ^BmWhat is ^Athe^G heart li^Emfe of a colour TV ^BmWhat is the sh^Aelf l^Gife of a ^Emteen^Cage queen

^DOoh ^Dsus2Western^D w^Goman ^DOoh ^Dsus2Western^D g^Girl

^BmNew hounds sniff the air When Je^Assica Hahn g^Goes d^Emown ^BmHe latches ont^Ao t^Ghat^Em symbol of detachment ^Bmattracted by th^Ae peeli^Gng away^Em of feeling ^BmThe celebrity of t^Ahe abu^Gsed shell^Em the^C belle

^DOoh We^Dsus2stern ^Dwo^Gman ^DOoh W^Dsus2estern ^Dgirl^G

^DOoh W^Dsus2estern ^Dwo^Gman ^DOoh W^Dsus2estern ^Dgirl^G

^DAnd the children of Melrose ^DStr^Dsus2ut their stuff Is^G absolute zero cold enough ^DAnd out in th^Dsus2e valle^Dy warm and clean The^G little ones sit by their TV screens ^DNo thoughts^Dsus2 to thi^Dnk ^GNo tears to cry ^GAll su^Acked d^Bmry Down to th^Ae very las^Gt breath ^EmBartender ^Awhat is wrong with me? ^EmWhy am I so o^Aut of breath? ^EmThe captai^An said excuse me ma'am ^EmThis species^A has amused itself to death

(intro notes comes in full force)

^DAmused it^Dsus2self to^D dea^Gth ^DAmused it^Dsus2self to^D dea^Gth ^DWe watched ^Dsus2the trage^Ddy unfol^Gd

We did as we were told

We^D bought and sold It was th^Dsus2e greate^Dst show^G on earth

But then it was over

^Dwe ohhed and aahed we drove ou^Dsus2r racing^D cars ^GWe ate our last few jars of cavier ^DAnd somewhere out there in the stars A ke^Dsus2en-eyed look^D-out ^GSpied a flickering light Our last hurr^Dah Our last hurr^Gah

^EmAnd when they foun^Ad our shadows ^EmGrouped arou^And the TV sets ^EmThey ran^A down every lead ^EmThey rep^Aeated every test ^BmThey checked out all^G the data on their lists And then t^Bmhe alien anthropologists ^GAdmitted th^Emey were still perplexed ^DBut on eliminating every other reason ^Dsus2For our^D sad^G demise ^DThey logged the explana^Dsus2tion le^Dft ^G ^GThis species h^Bmas amused itself to death

Bm A G Em

^Bmrepea^At an^Gd fa^Emde

Roger Waters - Amused to death