[Intro]
| Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | F |
[Verse 1]
Dm C Dm C
Put to the sword by an impish whim
Dm C F
Follow me now to a place we begin
Dm C Dm C
Wrought with no anger, wrought with no fear
Dm C F
Devilish children playing here
Dm C Dm C
Hidden in silence, below barren waste
Dm C F
Confusion hunger, am I still awake?
[Instrumental]
| Dm | Dm C A# Dm | 2x
[Verse 2]
Dm
Have I ever told you about my time machine
C A# Dm
Sit you down I'll tell you everywhere I've been
Dm
I have lived a long life, life extraordinaire
C A# Dm
Let me tell you about it, let me take you there
Dm
Does it really matter, it's all in the mind
C A# Dm
Let me tell you about it, listen what you'll find
[Chorus]
G Dm G Dm
I am not a preacher, I am but a man
G Dm G Dsus2
You cannot imagine what I've seen and done
[Verse 2]
Dm
I have lived a long life, I have seen the world
C A# Dm
I could tell you stories, hair will stand on end
Dm
Stand among the steeples, stand upon the walls
C A# Dm
I have seen a god's face, I have no disgrace
Dm
I have seen the gods cry, howling in the wind
C A# Dm
Where do I get started, when can I begin
[Chorus]
G Dm G Dm
I am not a preacher, I am but a man
G Dm G A
You cannot imagine what I've seen and done
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[Instrumental]
| F5 E5 D5 | (D5) C#5 |
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | A# | C | Dm | Dm |
[Bridge 1]
Dm
Sleep with a light that is dark to my eyes
A# C Dm
Father and sons give me all of your lies
Dm
The brutal truth, that is never a lie
A# C Dm
Full moon is out, as you look to the sky
[Instrumental]
| Dm | C | Dm | C | 2x
[Chorus]
G Dm G Dsus2
I am not a preacher, I am but a man
G Dm G A
You cannot imagine what I've seen and done
[Guitar Solos]
| F5 | F5 | F5 | F5 | 2x
| Dm | Em | G | Dm C | 3x
| Dm | Em | G | G |
[Instrumental]
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | A# | C | Dm | Dm |
[Bridge 2]
Dm
Open your heart and I'll open your soul
A# C Dm
Even in quieter moments I know
[Chorus]
G Dm G Dsus2
I am not a preacher, I am but a man
G Dm G A
You cannot imagine what I've seen and done
[Instrumental]
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | A#sus2 | Csus2 | Dm | Dm |
[Outro]
Dm C Dm C
Eerie collection, darkness is there
Dm C F
Wedded to danger, betrothed to despair
