The Ballad Of A Crystal Man Chords

Capo 4th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

(Original Key: B)

Intro

G C G D

Verse 1

G Walk along and Ctalk along,

And Glive your lives quite Dfreely.G C G D

But Gleave our children Cwith their toys,

Of Gpeppermint and Dcandy.G C G D

For Gseagull, I don't Cwant your wings,

G I don't want your Dfreedom, in a Glie.

Verse 2

Your Gthoughts they are of Charlequin,

Your Gspeeches of quick-DsilverG. C G D

I Gread your faces Clike a poem,

Ka-Gleidoscope of Dhate words.G C G D

For Gseagull, I don't Cwant your wings,

G I don't want your Dfreedom, in a Glie.

Verse 3

On the Gquilted battle-Cfields of soldiers,

G Dazzling made of Dtoy tin.G C G D

The Gbig bomb, like a Cchild's hand,

Could Gsweep them dead just Dso to win.G C G D

For Gseagull, I don't Cwant your wings,

G I don't want your Dfreedom, in a Glie.

Verse 4

G As you fill your Cglasses,

With the Gwine of murdered DNegroes.G C G D

G Thinking not of Cbeauty that,

G Spreads like morning Dsun-glow.G C G D

G Seagull, I don't Cwant your wings,

G I don't want your Dfreedom, in a Glie.

Verse 5

I Gpray your dreams of Cvivid screams,

Of Gchildren dying Dslowly.G C G D

And Gas you polish Cup your guns,

Your Greal self be re-Dflecting.G C G D

For Gseagull, I don't Cwant your wings,

G I don't want your Dfreedom, in a Glie.

Interlude

G C G D

Verse 6

G Vietnam; your Clatest game,

You're Gplaying with your Dblackest Queen.G C G D

G Damn your souls and Ccurse your grins,

I Gstand here with a Dfading dream.G C G D

For Gseagull, I don't Cwant your wings,

G I don't want your Dfreedom, in a Glie.

Outro

G C G D G

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

G C D

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE