Mariana Trench

Cadd9 N.C. C D5 Well they’d better save some space for me Em F In that growing cottage industry G E Am Where selfishness is currency F People spend more than they make C D5 So I wrapped my head in bandages Em F From the string of happy accidents G E Am I guess maybe I asked for it F But who am I to say Em E Am G The closing bell death tolls, hear the market crash F G C G A crying trader swears he’ll get out of the game Em E Am Am/G D/F# The cowboy drinks himself to death, fresh out of rehab F G While they’re loading all the rifles on the range N.C. C Look up at that Everest F Look down in that Mariana Trench Am G Look now as the crumbling 405 falls down, oh when the big one hits C Look out for the plainclothes F Look out for what the wiretap knows Am G Look out on the ever-widening money trail and where it goes C Cmaj7 C N.C. C D5 It takes a lot of gall to try to please Em F These dehumanizing entities G E Am I befriended all my enemies F They had my back against the wall C D5 Oh a coward is what a coward does Em F I suppose maybe I always was G E Am But I’m sick of it, I’ve had enough F And now I’m ready for the war Em E Am G The lion bows his head down to the ringmaster F G C G With the tightrope stretched so high above the crowd Em N.C. Am Am/G D/F# All these faces are contortionists, it must have hurt F G ’Cause they all looked as unhappy as a clown N.C. C Look long at that Stonehenge F Look quick is it something you missed Am G Look into that smoldering building’s bombed out fog until it finally lifts C Look up at that big wave F Look down at your other brother’s grave Am G Look hard for a harder something to sacrifice, that’s what it takes That’s what it takes D5 Em That’s what it takes, hmm D5 Em That’s what it takes, ha D5 Em That’s what it takes, ha F G Ha, ha, ha C Look up at that Everest N.C. F Look down in that Mariana Trench Am G Look now as the crumbling 405 falls down, oh when the big one hits C Look out for the plainclothes F Speak soft what the wiretap knows Am G Look out on the ever-widening money trail and where it goes Where does it go? C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7