The 13th Floor Elevators - Thru the rhythm

^F#mThru the rhythm of darkened^B times ^F#mPainted black by knowl^Bedge crimes ^F#mAnd repetitions point^Bless mimes ^F#minstilling values the sick define ^{B F#m}That keeps the fabric that keeps you ^Bbind ^F#mand ties your hands and cloaks your^B mind ^F#mBut on my stilts, I'm above ^Bthe slime

Co^F#mme on,^B well, if you can make the climb, but who am I? Who am I^F#m? ^BWho am I^F#m?

^F#mI've smelt the stench from the fumes tha^Bt rise ^F#mFrom the books that rehash the same old lies ^{B F#m}I felt the panic that they ^Bdisguise ^F#min the forms of laws of every size ^{B F#m}I've heard the teachers whine and make me drop out like flies ^{B F#m}But you know they teach you nonsense, cause they can't blind your eyes ^{B F#m}I've seen the fools gold that they pawn off ^Bas the prize

To the av^F#merage^B standard the norm supplies, but where am I? Where ^F#mam I?^B Where ^F#mam I?^B

^G#mYou've gobbled all the blessings they caused you to diges^C#t ^G#mThey may be hard to swallow, but they keep your tongue depressed ^{C# G#m}Your scattered whims were born to d^C#epressed ^G#mSo when something slams your^C# chest ^G#mYou flutter about, you're sleek dis^C#tressed ^G#mAnd when you stop to ease your^C# breast ^G#mA scattered rim leaves you obs^C#essed

White ^C#solid thoughts are soon supressed, but where are you? G#m C#

OHHH^C#HHHHHH Where are you? HEY! Where are you? Ad lib on "Where are you", same chord progression.