Year: 1980 - Album: Permanent Waves
Intro: F C ( F C G F C G ) x4 F C G F C G There are those who think that life has nothing left to chance F C G F C G With a host of holy horrors, to direct our aimless dance Solo: ( F C G F C G ) x2 Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D A planet of playthings, we dance on the strings, of powers we cannot perceive Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D "The stars aren't aligned or the gods are malign", blame is better to give than receive D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice D D/C# D/B D/A G D/F# A If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A You can choose from phantom fears, and kindness that can kill D D/C# D/B D/A G A NC D I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will Bridge: ( F C G F C G ) x2 F C G F C G There are those who think that, they've been dealt a losing hand F C G F C G F C G F C G The cards were stacked against them, they weren't born in Lotus-Land Bridge: ( F C G F C G ) x1 Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D All preordained, a prisoner in chains, a victim of venomous fate Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D Kicked in the face, you can't pray for a place in heaven's unearthly estate D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice D D/C# D/B D/A G D/F# A If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A You can choose from phantom fears, and kindness that can kill D D/C# D/B D/A G A NC D I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will Solo: F Bb Eb F ( D F Bb Eb ) x4 Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D Each of us a cell of awareness, imperfect and incomplete Bm Bb F C Bm Bb D Genetic blends with uncertain ends, on a fortune hunt, that's far too fleet D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice D D/C# D/B D/A G D/F# A If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice D D/C# D/A Bm E F#m A You can choose from phantom fears, and kindness that can kill D D/C# D/B D/A G A NC D I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will outtro: F Bb Eb F ( D F Bb Eb ) F C G