Fortune Teller — Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Chords and lyrics for Fortune Teller by Big Head Todd and the Monsters (key of G).
Verse 1
March 26, 2024
Intro
(Slowly, freely)
[D] [Am] [C] [G]
[D] [Am] [C] [G]
Verse 1
[D]Rappers, troubadours, sneaking in the back door,
[Am]Crazy fortune teller, drinking on the kitchen floor[C]
All night
[D]Racing down division at a hundred and three
Her [Am]singing it was rapture, it was ecstasy.[C]
Oh yeah
[D]Madam Lisa of the [Am]stars
Messenger [Em]of [F#m]hope[G]
She was the [Cadd9]messenger of
Verse 2
(Lively)
[D]Guiding light and lovin' inspiration
She could [Am]break you down
With sheer imagination[C]
[D]Her old man was so cruel and vicious
One [Am]day went too far, and lord, he got his[C]
Pre-Chrous
[D]Madam Lisa of the [Am]stars
Messenger [Em]of [F#m]hope[G]
[Cadd9]Messenger of [D]love[Am]
[C]Shine your light on
Chorus
[G]Makin' love in the setting sun
[D]She's looking at me like I am the one,
[Am]Wild and free but with nowhere to run
[C]Shine your light on
[G]The trapped, the broken, the innocent ones
[D]Baby we were over before we'd begun
[Am]I'll be running for you till our freedom comes
[C]Freedom come
Bridge
[Em] [F#m] [G] [A] [C] [D]
[D] [Am] [C] [G]
[D] [Am] [C] [C]
[Em] [F#m]
When[G] she pulled the trigger
I could hear it [C]ring out for miles and [Em]miles
(Gently, pluck few strings)
[G]From the circus where we grew up
[D]Your head turned to me
[Am]And I was caught up in the light
[C]Shaken by the sound.
(Accelerando)
[G]The confession in her eyes
[D]From when we met
[Am]And I was sentenced for life
[C]And I know I'd never forget
Chorus
(Lively)
[G]Making love in the setting sun
[D]You look at me like I am the one
[Am]Wild and free but with nowhere to run
[C]Shine your light on
[G]Trapped and broken, the innocent ones
[D]Baby we were over before we'd begun
[Am]I'll be running for you till our freedom comes
[C]Freedom comes
Shine on[G]
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