Tom: G
G D7
She went from Cape to Cairo
G Am
I went from Cape to Rio
G C
She drinks her Tanqueray
G Em C D
But it's Mainstay for me, oh
G D7
My heart and soul are hardened
G C D
I built the Hanging Gardens
D C
I let my tears flow
Bm Em C D C
I let my tears flow
[Pre-Chorus]
C Em D
Oh, what bitter stuff
[Chorus]
G C
Don't say my song's too slow
G D
Don't talk 'cause you don't know
Em C D D
The place I come from is a place you never go
G C
No, no it's not enough
D Em
I want more of this bitter stuff
Am C D
You see me swaying as you're praying for my fall
[Verse 2]
G D7
I try to understand her
G Am
Outside on the blue veranda
G C
When she feels pleasure
Em C D
It's a measure of my worth
G
They say never say never
C G
But my name's Nebuchadnezzar
C
And I'll never let it go
G Em C D
I'll never let it go
[Pre-Chorus]
D Em E D
No, it's not enough
[Chorus]
G C
Don't say my song's too slow
G D
Don't talk 'cause you don't know
Em C D D
The place I come from is a place you never go
G C
No, no it's not enough
D Em
I want more of this bitter stuff
Am C D
You see me swaying as you're praying for my fall
[Solo]
G C G D Em Am7 D G C D G D Em Am C D
[Verse 3]
G D7
She makes the feeling purer
G Am
With a dash of Angostura
D
I've learned the art
A G Em C D
Of being everywhere at once
G D7
I built the Cape to Cairo
G Am
I drank the Cape to Rio
G C
I died an emperor
Am Em D A
And came back as a griot
[Chorus]
G C
Don't say my song's too slow
G D
Don't talk 'cause you don't know
Em C D D
The place I come from is a place you never go
G C
No, no it's not enough
D Em
I want more of this bitter stuff
Am C D
You see me swaying as you're praying for my fall
