Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse 1
All is quiet on the Western front
There appears to be a lull
Oh John and Jane Doe are sleeping well tonight
With little thoughts inside their skulls
Salome she's undressed to the nines
And although a few pounds fatter
She got Pavlov's bells on her ankles and wrists
She coming at you with her platter
Chorus 1
They're building a new gallows
[G/f#]
When you show up on the streets
Oh they're polishing the electric chair
Gonna give you a front row seat
Heard a sneer outside the garden
Salutation so well
"Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville"
Repeat Intro: - - - - - - -
Verse 2
I stole down to the waterfront
To escape the desert heat
Oh what on earth you gotta do around here
To try and get yourself a drink
Heard John the Baptist preaching
He said "Make way for the King
But if you wanna recognize him
You gotta tell me all your sins"
Chorus 2
They're building a new gallows
[G/f#]
When you show up on the streets
Oh they're polishing the electric chair
Gonna give you a front row seat
Heard a sneer outside the garden
Salutation so well
"Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville"
"Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville"
Solo
Verse 3
I've been trying to negotiate peace
With my own existence
She got stockpiles full of weaponry
She breakin' every cease-fire agreement
Oh the whole thing is full of decay
As sure as I'm made of dust
Oh but in the rust I hear the beast is calling
Chorus 3
They're building a new gallows
[G/f#]
When you show up on the streets
Oh they're polishing the electric chair
Gonna give you a front row seat
Heard a sneer outside the garden
Salutation so well
"Final Stop! No points beyond Struggleville
Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville"
Outro