Chords for Jim & Jean - Crucifixion

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_ _ _ _ _ _ And the night comes again to the [G] circlestudded sky
[A]
The [D] _ _ _ _ [G] stars settle slowly in [Bm] lonely nested light _ _
_ _ [Am] Till the universe [D] explodes [G] as the falling [Em] stars raise
[Am] Planets [D] are paralyzed, [Em] the mountains are amazed
[Am] But they all [C] go bright [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [A] with the speed [D] of insanity
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ In the green fields of turning a baby [D] is born _ _ _ _
[G] His strides crease the wind and [Bm] mingle with the morn
_ _ _ _ [A] An assault [D] upon the order, [Em] _ _ _ _ [A]
chosen for a [G] challenge that is
_ [Em] _ [Am] And the only [G] single sign is the sighing of [Em] the sun
[B] _
[Am] But to the silence of distance [E] they are sworn
[B] _
So dance, [C] dance, _ [D] _ [Em] dance, teach us to be true
And dance, [C] dance, _ [D]
dance, cause [Em] we love [B] you _ _ _ _
_ Images of innocence, charging to go [D] on
_ _ _ [G] But the decadence of history is looking [Bm] for a pawn _
_ _ _ [A] So at night, [Em] mid, she opens up the gate
A [G] blinding revelation is served [Em] upon his plate
[Am] That beneath the [D] greatest love is a hurricane [Em] of hate
And God [Dm] helped the critic [Em] of the dark
So _ _ _ he stands on the sea and he shouts to [D] the shore
That _ _ _ _ [G] he screams the longer [Bm] he's ignored
_ Oblivion _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] is drunk to the drain
[E] And the merchants of the masses [G] almost have to [Em] be paid
Till the [D] giant is aware [G] someone's blowing [Em] at his leg
And [E] someone is tapping at the door
[E] So dance, [C] dance, _ [D] _ [E] dance, teach us to be true
And [C] dance, dance, [D] dance, cause we [E] love you _ _ _
And his message [Em] gathers meaning and it [B] spreads [D] across the land
_ _ _ _ [G] The rewarding of the vain is [Bm] the falling of _ _ _ _ _ the_
[Am] But ignorance [D] is [G] everywhere and people have [Em] their way
[Gb] Success is [D] an enemy to [G] the losers of the day
[A] In the shadows of the [D] churches, [Em] who knows what they pray
[Am] And blood is the [Eb] language [Em] of the bad
_ _ _ _ The Spanish bulls are beaten, the crowd has [D] soon begun _ _
_ _ [G] The matador is beautiful, a [Bm] symphony of song _ _ _ _
[Am] Excitement [D] is ecstatic, [G] passion [Em] plays his best
[Am] Gracefully he bows to [Em] ovations that he gets
[E] But the hands [D] that are applauding [G] are slippery [Em] with sweat
[E] And saliva is falling from [Em] their _ smiles
So dance, [C] dance, dance, [Em] teach us to be true
Come dance, [C] dance, _ [Em] dance, cause we love you
_ _ _ The cover for life is [D] crushed into love _ _
_ _ [G] The gentle soul is ripped apart and those in [Bm] blue are _ _ _ _ _ [A] born dead
Truth _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [G] becomes a tragedy living from_
[Em] _
_ [A] Heavens [D] are horrified, [G] they stagger [Em] at the sight
And the [D] cross is trembling [Em] with desire _
They [Bm] say they can't [E] believe it, it's a [Eb] [D] sacrilege, a _ shame
_ _ _ [G] Now who would want to hurt such a hero of [Bm] the game? _
_ _ [A] But you know [D] I predicted, [G] I knew he had [Em] to fall
[Am] How did it [D] happen, [G] I hope his suffering was small
[Am] Tell me [D] every detail, [Em] I've got to know it all
[E] And do you have a [Em] picture of the pain?
_ So [C] dance, dance, [Gbm] dance, _ [Em]
teach us to be true
Come dance, [C] dance, _ [D]
dance, cause [E] we love you _ _ _ _
Time takes a toll and the [B] memory [D] _
_ _ fades
_ [G] But his glory is growing in the [Bm] magic that he made _ _
_ _ _ [A] Reality [D] is ruined, [G] there's nothing more to [Em] fear
The [Am] drama is [D] distorted to what they ought to hear
[Am] Swimming in their [G] sorrow in the twisting of [Em] a tear
As they [Dm] wait for the new [Em] thrill parade _
The eyes of the rebel have been branded [D] by the _ _ flames
To [G] the safety of serenity the threat has [Bm] been refined _
_ _ [Am] The child [D] was created [G] to the slaughterhouse he's led
[Am] So good to [D] be alive [G] when the eulogies [Em] are read
The climax of [D] emotion, [G] the worship of the dead
[A] Has a cycle of [Eb] [Em] sacrifice and wine
So [C] dance, dance, [D] dance, [Em]
teach us to be true
Come dance, [C] dance, [D] dance
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] The stars settle slowly in [Bm] Romeo's bed _ _ _
_ _ [E] Till the universe _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [D] extends out their [Em] lies
_ _ [A] But they all [D] go right _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] With the speed [D] of insanity
_ [E] Then he dies
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