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A A7+
Standing on the waters casting your bread
Bm/A E/A A D/A
while the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing
A A7+
Distant ships sailing into the mist
Bm/A E/A A
you were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing
Bm7 E A
Freedom just around the corner for you_
Bm7 E A
but with the truth so far off what good will it do_
E D
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
A E D/F# D A D6 E A
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
A A7+
So swiftly the sun sets in the sky
Bm/A E/A A D/A
you rise up and say goodbye to no one
A A7+
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Bm/A E/A A
Both of their futures so full of dread you don’t show one
Bm7 E A
Shedding off one more layer of skin_
Bm7 E A
keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within_
E D
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
A E D/F# D A D6 E A
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
A A7+
You’re a man of the mountains you can walk on the clouds
Bm/A E/A A D/A
manipulator of crowds you’re a dream twister
A A7+
you’re going to Sodom and Gomorrah
Bm/A E/A A
but what do you care ain’t nobody there would want to marry your sister
Bm7 E A
Friend to the martyr a friend to the woman of shame_
Bm7 E A
you look into the fiery furnace see the rich man without any name_
E D
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
A E D/F# D A D6 E A
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
A A7+
Well the Book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy
Bm/A E/A A D/A
the law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachers
A A7+
In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed
Bm/A E/A A
Michelangelo indeed could’ve carved out your features
Bm7 E A
resting in the fields far from the turbulent space_
Bm7 E A
half asleep near the stars with a small dog licking your face_
E D
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
A E D/F# D A D6 E A
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
A A7+
Well the rifleman’s stalking the sick and the lame
Bm/A E/A A D/A
preacherman seeks the same who’ll get there first is uncertain
A A7+
Nightsticks and water cannons tear gas padlocks
Bm/A E/A A
Molotov cocktails and rocks behind every curtain
Bm7 E A
false-hearted judges duing in the webs that they spin_
Bm7 E A
only a matter of time ‘til night comes steppin’ in_
E D
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
A E D/F# D A D6 E A
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
A A7+
It’s a shadowy world skies are slippery gray
Bm/A E/A A D/A
a woman just gave birth to a prince today and dressed him in scarlet
A A7+
He’ll put the priest in his pocket put the blade to the heat
Bm/A E/A A
take the motherless children off the street and place them at the feet of a harlot
Bm7 E A
Oh Jokerman you know what he wants_
Bm7 E A
Oh Jockerman you don’t show any response_
E D
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
A E D/F# D A D6 E A
bird fly high by the light of the moon oh__ oh_ oh___ Jokerman
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