The Nightwatchman - House gone up in flames

^DmIt's in the grain of the wood It's in the needle's rust ^CIt's in the eagle's claw ^DmIt's in the eyes you trust It's in the jackal's dreams It's in the sleet and the hail ^CIt's in the unmarked box ^DmThat came today in the mail It's in the dead man's pocket It's in the child's first sin ^CIt's in the Constitution ^DmWritten in very small print It's in Colin Powell's lies It's in the shaman's trance ^CIt's in the cellar waiting D minor And it's in the best laid plans ^FWe could cut a^Cnd run ^DmAnd take half the blame ^CDon't stop now ^GThat's why we came

^DmIt's in the National Anthem It's in the scurrying roach ^CIt's in the closed partition ^Dm'Tween first class and coach It's in the relentless fever It's in the lonely room ^CIt's in the hands of fate ^DmAnd it's in the pharaoh's tomb It's in the rich man's dreams It's in the poor man's hands ^CIt's in the body bags ^DmAlong the Rio Grande It's in the evening shade It's on the zealot's tongue ^CIt's in the widow's tears D minor And it's in the miner's lungs ^FWe could cut a^Cnd run ^DmAnd take half the blame ^CDon't stop now ^GThat's why we came

^DmIt's in the moon's dark spin It's in the cloudless sky ^CIt was in St. Peter's denial ^DmThat he'd thrice deny It's in the distant thunder It's in the whispered prayer ^CThat they won't find us hidden here ^DmBeneath the stairs So consider yourself lucky And watch what you say ^CI got what I wanted ^DmYou might get the same It's in the bold print nailed To the cathedral door ^CIt's in the black cold pressure ^DmOn the ocean floor ^FWe could cut a^Cnd run And take half the blame Don't stop now That's why we came