The Bells of St. Thomas
Sting
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fabricio
[Intro]G Em G EmG Em G Em
[Strophe]GI wake up in AntwerpEmIn some rich woman's bedGThere's a man with a hammerEmInside of my headGShe says, "I couldn't wake youEmI thought you were deadGBut you talked in your sleepEmI don't know what you said"[Strophe]Cmaj7I look in the mirrorEmMy eyes bleeding redCmaj7There's a taste in my mouthEnOf stale brandy and leadCmaj7Don't know how I got hereGmaj7Or if I was ledBBut I know it's a SundayG#mFor the bells in my head[Refrain]EAs they call to the faithfulC#mThe quick and the deadG#m F#The last days of judgement upon usE C#mAnd the bells on the roof of St. ThomasG#mAre calling[Strophe]GShе says, "Are you hungry?EmYou look underfed"G"No, I'd bеtter be goingF#mI'll have coffee instead"G"Let me give you some money"EmI say, "There's no needGYou don't owe me nothingEmIt's what we agreed"[Strophe]Cmaj7But the room's like a palaceEmIn a book I once readCmaj7And the words that I'm thinkingEmWould be better unsaidCmaj7I search for my clothesGThen she asks if I'll stayB"There's a room for you hereG#mMy husband's away"[Refrain]EThe bells of St. ThomasC#mAre aching with doubtG#mThey're cracked and they're brokenF#Like the earth in a droughtEI've searched for their meaningC#mI just never found outG#m F#Whatever they're expecting from usE C#mOr why the bells on the roof of St. ThomasG#mAre crying[Strophe]A F#mI walk to the church, though it's empty by nowA F#mThe roof like an overturned ship, and a prowA F#mFor a pulpit, and there it is upon the wallA F#mSt. Thomas inspecting the wounds for us all[Strophe]Dmaj7It's a painting by RubensF#mPainted from lifeDmaj7And it's flanked by a rich manF#mAnd his elegant wifeDmaj7The wounds we all shareAAnd yet still need the proofFmYou can feign your indifferenceBbmPretend you're aloof[Refrain]F# D#mBut the wounds we're denying are there all the sameBbm G#And the bells of St. Thomas start ringing againF#The saint I was named forD#mThe sceptical brotherBbmThe rich man's wifeG#In the arms of anotherF#And the exit woundsD#mOf a love that's gone wrongBbmShe said she was leavingG#But she'd already goneF#m DAnd the last days of judgement are finally upon on usA DAnd the bells on the roof of St. ThomasAAre calling