Legend B5 : x244xx F#5 : 244xxx G#5 : 466xxx E : 022100 B : 799800 Aadd9 : 577600 E5 : x799xx E5maj7 : x798xx Bno5 : 7x98xx A : x0765x Verse 1 B5 F#5 G#5 Saint Leonard touched a Philistine B5 F#5 G#5 B5 A sacred tongue, a perfect rhyme F#5 G#5 B5 F#5 G#5 But even he was "not much nourished (G#5) B5 F#5 G#5 B5 F#5 G#5 By modern love." B5 F#5 G#5 B5 F#5 G#5 So I told her that everything she does is divine B5 F#5 G#5 And she replied with a blank expression B5 F#5 G#5 B5 F#5 G#5 an object lesson in making me feel benign Chorus E B Then whispered, "Independence and indifference Aadd9 E Are the wings which allow the heart to fly." [Instrumental B5 F#5 G#5 B5 F#5 G#5 Verse 2 B5 F#5 G#5 Feelings I have had too often B5 F#5 G#5 Still no plan in place B5 F#5 G#5 To soften the inevitable blow B5 F#5 G#5 B5 F#5 G#5 The rituals we know (G#5) B5 F#5 G#5 B5 F#5 G#5 And with the right revolting piety of tone B5 F#5 G#5 The word "freedom" (G#5) B5 F#5 Can make you want to lock yourself G#5 In a deep dark dungeon Chorus E But everybody follows pleasure B Aadd9 Everybody gets somewhere, I swear E I wish I could be less aware Instrumental Bridge E5 E5maj7 Bno5 E5 E5maj7 A E5 E5maj7 Bno5 E5 E5maj7 A E5 E5maj7 Bno5 Bno5 B F# G# B F# G# Coda B5 F#5 G#5 Now it's absolutely clear to me B5 F#5 G#5 B5 F#5 G#5 That solitude is not the same as singularity B5 F#5 G#5 B5 F#5 G#5 But that's not why I'm lonely B5 F#5 G#5 B5 F#5 G#5 No, that's not why I'm lonely B5 F#5 G#5 B5 F#5 G#5
