Roger Waters - Amused to death (chords)

^BmDoctor Doctor what is ^Awrong with^G me ^BmThis supermarket life is ^Agetting^G long ^BmWhat is the heart life^A o^Gf a colour TV ^{Em Bm}What is the shelf li^Afe ^Gof a teenage queen ^Em C F ^DOoh western ^Gwoman ^DOoh western ^Ggirl ^BmNews hound sniffs the air ^{A G}When Jessica Hahn goes down ^BmHe latches on to that symbol Of detachment ^{A G Bm}Attracted by^A the p^Geeling away of feeling ^BmThe celebri^Aty ^Gof the abused shell the belle Em C ^DOoh western ^Gwoman ^DOoh western ^Ggirl ^DAnd the children of Melrose

^GIs absolute zero cold enough ^DAnd out in the valley warm and clean ^GThe little ones sit by their TV screens ^DNo thoughts to think ^GNo tears to cry ^BmAll sucked dry ^BmDown to the ^Avery last ^Gbreath ^EmBartender what is ^Awrong with me ^EmWhy am I so out of ^Abreath ^EmThe captain said ex^Acuse me ma'am ^EmThis species has ^Aamused itself to death ^DAmused itself to ^Gdeath ^DAmused itself to ^Gdeath ^DWe watched the tragedy unfold ^GWe did as we were told

^DIt was the greatest show on ^Gearth But then it was over ^DWe ohhed and aahed

^GWe ate our last few jars of caviar ^DAnd somewhere out there in the stars A keen-eyed ^Glook-out

Our last hur^Drah ^AAnd when they found our shadows

^DThey checked out all the data on their ^Glists ^DAnd then the alien anthropologists ^GAdmitted they were ^G/F#still ^Emperplexed But on el^Diminating every other reason For our sad de^Gmise They ^Dlogged the only explanation ^Gleft This species has amused itself to deat^Bmh

^EmNo tears to ^Acry ^Emno feelings ^Aleft ^EmThis species has a^Amused itself to death Bm A G