Verdi Cries — 10,000 Maniacs
Chords and lyrics for Verdi Cries by 10,000 Maniacs (key of D, capo 1).
Intro
[D] [A] [Bm] [A]
Verse 1
[G/B]The man in [A]119 takes his [D]tea all [G]alone.
[D]Mornings we all [G]rise, to wireless [D]Verdi [G]cries.
[D]I'm hearing opera [G]through the [A]door.
[G/B]The souls of [A]men and women,
[D]impassioned [G]all.
[D]Their voices [G]climb and fall;
[D]battle [G]trumpets call.
[D]I fill the [G]bath and climb [A]inside,
singing
Chorus
[D]la la la [G/B]la la [A]la
[D]la la la [G/B]la la [A]la
Verse 2
[G/B]He will not [A]touch their pastry
[D]but every day they [G]bring him more.
[D]Gold from the [G]breakfast tray,
[D]I steal them all [G]away
[D]and then go eat [G]them on the [A]shore.
Chorus
[D]la la la [G/B]la la [A]la
[D]la la la [G/B]la la [A]la [G]
[F]la la la [G]la la [A]la-la-la-la-la
Verse 3
[G/B]I draw a [A]jackal-headed woman [D]in the [G]sand
[D]sing of a [G]lover's fate
[D]sealed by [G]jealous hate and
[D]wash my hand [G]in the sea.
[D]With just three [G]days more I'd have
[D]just about learned [G]the entire [A]score
to [A]Aida.
Verse 4
[G]Ho-oh-olidays [A]must end, as you [D]know. [G]
[D]All is memory,
[D]taken home [G]with me:
[D]the opera, the [G]stolen tea,
[D]the sand drawing, the [G]virgin sea, all
[A]years ago.
Chorus
[D]la la la [G/B]la la [A]la
[D]la la la [G/B]la la [A]la
Outro
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