Blue Öyster Cult – Flaming Telepaths (Guitar)

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[Intro] E E/D C#m C x4 [Verse]
Em         D           G     D        Em
Well I've opened up my veins too many times,

Em      D              G         D     Em
and the poison's in my heart and in my mind

Em
Poison's in my bloodstream,

D              B
poison's in my pride,

Em                        D          Bb7   B7
I'm after rebellion, I'll settle for lies
[Chorus]
C          B7             Em        A
Is it any wonder that my mind's on fire

  C               B7                   Em
imprisoned by the thoughts of what you do?

C          B7              Em       A
Is it any wonder that the joke's an iron

C          B7       E    E/D   C#m   C
...and the jokes on you
E E/D C#m C [Verse]
Em    D              G      D        Em
...Ex-periments that failed too many times,

Em      D            G        D       Em
transformations that were too hard to find

Em
Poison's in my bloodstream,

D              B
poison's in my pride,

Em                        D          Bb7   B7
I'm after rebellion, I'll settle for lies
[Chorus]
C               B7            Em           A
Yes I know the secrets of the iron and mind,

C               B7             Em
they're trinity acts a mineral fire

C               B7            Em        A
Yes I know the secrets of the circuitry mind,

C              B7         E    E/D   C#m   C
it's a flaming wonder telepath
E E/D C#m C [Instrumental Verse] Em D G D Em Em D G D Em Em D B Em D Bb7 B7 [Instrumental Chorus] C B7 Em A C B7 Em C B7 Em A C B7 Am B7 C B7 x4 [Verse]
Em        D            G     D        Em
Well I've opened up my veins too many times

Em      D              G         D     Em
and the poison's in my heart and in my mind

Em
Poison's in my bloodstream,

D              B
poison's in my pride,

Em                        D          Bb7   B7
I'm after rebellion, I'll settle for lies
[Chorus]
C         B7             Em        A
Is it any wonder that my mind's on fire,

C                 B7                   Em
imprisoned by the thoughts of what you do

C         B7              Em        A
Is it any wonder that the joke's an iron

C          B7       Am    B7
...and the jokes on you

C          B7       Am    B7
...and the jokes on you

C          B7       Am    B7
...and the jokes on you

C          B7       Am    B7
...and the jokes on you

C          B7
...and the jokes.