Beautiful Wreck Of The World

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D Am Em C
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Oh, the young and in love won’t dream on the moon,
        G                       C          D
And the month of December won’t come until June
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All the heroes will cry and the gays will love girls,
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.
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The sun will turn blue and the black will be white,
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And midday and high noon will take place at night
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Dead men will roar and the swine will wear pearls,
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.

          C   D    G
And we’ll all fall down,
       Am                          C            D
As the proud Queen of England eats pie from her crown
          C   D   Em            D
And we’ll all get high, you and I:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.

        G                       C            D
All the kings on the earth will vacate their throne,
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And the tramps and the beggars will have a new home
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The bent will be straight and the straight will be curled,
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.
        G                        C           D
Oh, the raindrops that fall will rise in the air,
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MTV rock and rollers will lose all their hair
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You may think I’m kidding but I mean it I swear,
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.

          C   D    G
And we’ll all fall down,
       Am                          C            D
As the proud Queen of England eats pie from her crown
          C   D   Em            D
And we’ll all get high, you and I:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.

G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
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Lie lie lie.

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All political prisoners will be set free;
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Every one of their jailors will slide in the sea
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Old rivals will shake hands, flags will be furled:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.
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All the bankers in town will give money away free,
    G                   C            D
And Jennifer Lopez will make love to me
    G                      C             D
You may not believe it but just wait and see:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.
(Slower)
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The preachers on TV will find true romance,
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And the world’s politicians will shut up and dance
      G                  C          D
And Madonna Ciccone will put on her pants:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.

          C   D    G
And we’ll all fall down,
       Am                          C            D
As the proud Queen of England eats pie from her crown
          C   D   Em            D
And we’ll all get high, you and I:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.

          C   D    G
And we’ll all fall down,
       Am                          C            D
As the proud Queen of England eats pie from her crown
          C   D   Em            D
And we’ll all get high, you and I:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.

G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie.

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