[Intro]
Cm    Fm Cm
Cm    Fm Cm
Cm    Fm Cm
Cm    Fm Cm
[Verse]
Cm                     Fm      Cm 
  Fiendish wonder in a carnivals wake, 
Cm                   Fm        Cm 
  Dull caresses once again irritate 
Cm 
  Tread softly stranger, 
     Fm                            Cm       Fm Cm 
Move over toward the danger that you seek  
          Cm 
You think excitement has receded, 
         Fm        Cm 
Then the mirror distracts 
    Cm                          Fm        Cm 
The logic of the trance quickly reaches and grasps 
Cm 
  Handsome and faceless 
    Fm                        Cm       Fm Cm 
And weightless your imagination runs
[Chorus]
             Ab                 Cm 
And now it’s no one’s fault but yours 
       G                   Cm 
At the foot of the house of cards, 
                  Ab         G 
You thought you’d never get obsessed 
                G7               Cm 
You thought the wolves would be impressed, 
             Ab        Cm 
And you’re a sinking stone 
             G                                   Cm 
Cos you know what it’s like to hold the jeweller’s hands, 
        Ab            G          Cm       Fm Cm Fm 
That procession of pioneers, all drowned
[Verse]
       Cm 
In the moonlight they’re more thrilling, 
      Fm 
Those things that he knows 
      Cm 
As he leads you through the grinning,  
         Fm 
buddled, blowers in the snow, 
Cm 
  Watching his exit is like  
Fm                         Cm        Fm Cm 
falling off the ferry in the night 
  Cm                   Fm        Cm 
Inevitable’s gather to push you around, 
Cm                       Fm          Cm 
Any old voice makes such a punishing sound 
     Cm 
He became laughter’s assassin, 
     Fm                           Cm      Fm Cm 
Shortly after he showed you what it was
[Chorus]
             Ab                 Cm 
And now it’s no one’s fault but yours 
       G                   Cm 
At the foot of the house of cards, 
                  Ab         G 
You thought you’d never get obsessed 
                G7               Cm 
You thought the wolves would be impressed, 
             Ab        Cm 
And you’re a sinking stone 
             G                                   Cm 
Cos you know what it’s like to hold the jeweller’s hands, 
        Ab            G 
That procession of pioneers 
N.C. 
  all drowned
[Solo]
Cm Eb Ab Gaug
G Fm/D Cm G
 
Cm Eb Ab Gaug
G Fm/D Cm G
[Outro]
Cm            Eb          Ab 
  If you’ve a lesson to teach me, 
    G        Ab   G          Cm    G 
I’m listening,    ready to learn 
Cm               Eb         Ab 
  There’s no one here to police me, 
    G         Ab   G          Cm    G 
I’m sinking in,  until you return  
Cm            Eb          Ab 
  If you’ve a lesson to teach me, 
      G      Ab   G           Cm    G 
Don’t deviate,    don’t be afraid 
Cm            Eb           Ab           G 
  Without the last corner piece I can’t calibrate, 
Ab      G          Cm      G 
  Let’s get it ingrained 
Cm            Eb          Ab 
  If you’ve a lesson to teach me, 
    G        Ab   G          Cm    G 
I’m listening,    ready to learn 
Cm               Eb         Ab 
  There’s no one here to police me, 
    G         Ab   G          Cm    G 
I’m sinking in,  until you return  
Cm            Eb          Ab 
  If you’ve a lesson to teach me, 
      G      Ab   G           Cm    G 
Don’t deviate,    don’t be afraid 
Cm            Eb           Ab           G 
  Without the last corner piece I can’t calibrate, 
Ab      G          Cm      G 
  Let’s get it ingrained