Tom: E
A E A E (2x)
[verse 1]
B
Forefather pointed to kingdom come
F#
Sadly told his only son
A
Just be careful what you do
E D7 E
It all comes back on you.
B
False witness spread the news
F#
Somebody's gonna lose
A F#m
Either she or me or you,
E
Nothing we can do.
[chorus]
A G#m E
Don't you say a word
A G#m E
Or reveal a thing you've learned
A G#m C#m
Time will tell you well
F#m B
If you truly, truly fell
A E
Tarred and feathered, yea!
A E
Thistles and thorns,
A E
One or the other
A E
He kindly warns.
A E
Now you look out the window tell me
A E
What do you see?
A E
I see a golden calf pointing
A E
Back at me.
[verse 2]
B
I been sitting in here for so darn long
F#
Waitin' for the end to come along.
A
Holy roaster on the brink
E D7 E
Take a chance, swim or sink.
B
False witness, cast an evil eye
F#
said I cannot tell a lie,
A
Haints and saints don't bother me
E D7 E
I'm not alone you see.
A G#m E
Don't you say a word
A G#m E
Or reveal a thing you've learned
A G#m C#m
Time will tell you well
F#m B
If you truly, truly fell
A E
Tarred and feathered, yea!
A E
Thistles and thorns,
A E
One or the other
A E
He kindly warns.
A E
Now you look out the window tell me
A E
What do you see?
A E
I see a golden calf pointing
A E
Back at me.
[instrumental]
B
F#
A
E D7 E
B
F#
A F#m
