Kris Kristofferson – The Golden Idol (Guitar)

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              Dm
Well, they've made a golden idol of the girl you used to be

Hangin' bangles on your branches like a lonely Christmas tree

                  G7
And yeah, they've dressed you fit for killin' in your thrillin' new disguise

        Dm
Nailin' artificial spangles to the diamonds in your eyes

        A7                             G7
In that golden coach that turns into a bed

           Dm              A7               Dm
You better make it, gal, before you wake up dead.

              Dm
'Cause they'll paint your burnin' beauty with a coat of shiny lies

And they'll blind you with their wine so you won't even realize

                  G7
'Til you watch the face you're washin' disappearin' down the drain

        Dm
And you're starin' in your mirror goin' privately insane

        A7                             G7
And that golden crown they've pushed down on your head

           Dm              A7               Dm
You better make it, gal, before you wake up dead.

           G7
Just look around them golden sidewalks that you're walkin' on today

           Dm
And you'll see that lonely gutter, just a careless step away

         G7
And that altar that they're buildin', you don't even understand

              A7
'Cause you're dazzled by the flashin' of the daggers in their hands

              Dm
You'll be dancin' in the darkness when their music disappears

And the jangle of your chains will be the only sound you hear

                  G7
'Til your broken body's bleeding on an altar made of stone

        Dm
And you've sacrificed your soul to please a world that's sick and wrong

        A7                             G7
But you never heard a single word I said

           Dm              A7               Dm
Oh, make it, gal, before you wake up dead