Tom: Am
Am
[Verse 1]
Am G Am
There came out of nowhere a God fearing man
Em
Who dreamed of a world he was born to command
Am Dm
The love of the people he was yearning to win
Am C G Am
Well he came to be known as the master of spin
[Verse 2]
Am G Am
He was born in a time full of darkness and fear
Em
The thunder of cannons was distant but clear
Am Em
His mother leaned down and she whispered to him
Am C G Am
"Don't you ever say sorry and never give in"
[Verse 3]
G Am
She teased him and pushed him and jeered from behind
Em
So nobody noticed how quickly he climbed
Am Dm
Every turn that he took was a means to an end
Am C G Am
His temper grew rigid while others did bend
[Chorus]
G Am
Oh Lord, let the bells ring
G Am
For the hard little man who was hollow within
A G Dm
Power without glory is a heartbreaking thing
Am G Am
On the road to nowhere with the master of spin
[Verse 4]
G Am
Well the people believed in the stories he told
Em
Of glory and conquest and hunger for gold
Am Dm
He built an army and vowed it would win
Am C G Am
And they marched into history with the master of spin
[Verse 5]
Am G Am
Well they struggled bravely through rivers of blood
Em
The corpses grew higher, and the fire and the flood
Am Dm
Oh how they suffered for following him
Am G Am
But they worshipped the man called the master of spin
[Chorus]
C G Am
Oh Lord, let the bells ring
C G Am
For the hard little man who was hollow within
A C G Dm
Power without glory is a heartbreaking thing
Am G Am
On the road to nowhere with the master of spin
[Verse 6]
G Am
Still it didn't take much to bring him undone
Em
A small indiscretion, the slip of the tongue
Am Dm
The fool and the mistress and the monster within
Am A G Am
They all blew the whistle on the master of spin
[Verse 7]
G Am
They say in this life there is one lesson to learn
Em
The strong will survive and the weakest will burn
Am Dm
Perhaps she was wrong when she whispered to him
Am G Am
"Don't you ever say sorry and never give in"
[Verse 8]
G Am
El Dorado still waits to be found
Em
And the glorious armies are long in the ground
Am Dm D Dm
And a terrible darkness still lies deep within
Am C G Am
The heart of a man called the master of spin
[Chorus]
A G Am
Oh Lord, let the bells ring
C G Am
For the hard little man who was hollow within
C G Dm
Power without glory is a heartbreaking thing
Am G Am
On the road to nowhere with the master of spin
C G Am
Oh Lord, let the bells ring
C G Am
For the hard little man who was hollow within
C G Dm
Power without glory is a heartbreaking thing
Am G Am
On the road to nowhere with the master of spin
[Outro]
C G Am
On the road to nowhere with the master of spin
