Chords for Caetano Veloso - Jokerman (Fixed Audio)

[A] _ _ _ _ Standing on the waters, casting your bread,
[D] While the eyes of the isle with [E] the iron [A] head are _ _ glowing.
_ _ _ _ Distant ships sailing into the mist,
[D] It will border the snake in both of your [E] fists,
While a hurricane was [A] blowing.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Freedom, _ _ [E] just around the corner [A] for you,
_ _ _ _ But [Bm] with truth so far off, [E] _ what [A] good will it _ _ [D] do?
_ _ _ [E]
Joker man, dance to [D] the nightingale tune,
[A] Burn my [G#m] life [F#m] like a [D] fire,
[A] Oh, _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
Joker man. _ _ _
So swiftly the sun sets in the sky,
[D] You rise up and [A] say goodbye [E]
[A] to no _ one. _ _ _
Fools rush in, the angels fear to tread,
[D] Both of their futures are [E] full of dread, you [A] don't show. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] Shedding off _ [E] one more [A] layer of skin, _ _ _ _ _
[D] Keeping one step ahead [E] of the [A] persecutor within.
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[E] Joker man, dance [D] to the nightingale tune,
[A] Burn [G#m] my life _ [F#m] like [D] a fire,
[A] Oh, _ _ _ [D] _ Joker [E] _
[A] _ _ man. _ _ _
You're a man of the mountains, you can walk under clouds,
[D] Manipulate the rock [A] clouds.
You're a dream twister, _ _ _ _
You'll find you're sadder than Gamora, but what do you care?
Ain't [D] nobody there [A] who'd want to marry your sister. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] Friend to the mortal, [E] friend to the woman [A] of shame, _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] You look into the fire and furnace,
[E] Sit rich man without [A] any _ _ _ [D] name. _ _
[E] Joker man, [D] dance to the nightingale tune,
[A] Burn [G#] my [D] _ _ life like a fire,
[A] Oh, _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Joker man. _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
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[Bm] Joker _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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[E] _ man, [D] dance to the nightingale tune,
[A] Burn my [G#] life like [F#m] a fire,
[D] Oh, _
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] Joker _ _ _ man.
_ _ Well, the rifleman's stalking, the sick and the lame,
Preacher man seems the same, [E] who'll get the first [A] is uncertain. _ _ _ _ _ _
Nightsticks, water cannons, tear gas, bedlocks,
[D] Molotov cocktails and rocks,
[E] _ Behind [A] every curtain.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Force heartless judges, [A] dying in the webs that they spin,
_ _ _ _ Only [D] a matter of time, _ [A] till night comes happening.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] Joker [F#] man, dance [A] to the nightingale tune,
Burn my life [D] like [A] a fire,
_ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ Joker _ man.
_ _ And in the shadowy world, skies are shimmering grey,
[D] A woman just gave birth to a prince [A] today,
And dressed him in scarlet.
_ _ _ _ He'll put the prince in his pocket,
With a glance of the heat,
[D] Take the mother that's a-sitting off the [E] street,
And let her know the feet [A] of her honor. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Oh, Joker man, [F#] [E] you know what [A] he _ _ wants,
_ _ [D] Oh, Joker man, [A] you don't show any response. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] Joker man, [D] dance to the nightingale [A] tune,
Burn my [G#]
heart like [D] a light on the moon,
[A] _ Oh, _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ Joker _ _ _ _ _ man. _ _ _
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