Rick Springfield – In The Land Of The Blind (Guitar)

     C                       Am                   C       Am
The priest wears a black eye patch and fake Prada perfume

       C                   F        | G | G |
On His walking cane is the Holy Roman ring

            F                  Dm          C
He wants to blindfold You all alone in his bedroom

Am       G                    F               | C ..
 In the land of the blind the one eyed-man is king

  C                Am                     C     Am
Hosanna closes Her eyes at Saint Peter's urging

     C                      F          | G | G |
She tapes them shut so She can't see anything

           F               Dm               C
She don't know it yet, but She's no longer virgin

Am            G                     F                | C ..
 Here in the land of the blind, the one eyed snake is king

    C              Am               C        Am
The cyclops in the White House understands it

      C             F                       | G | G |
Keeps everyone snow-blind from the great west wing

    F                     Dm                 C
He knows Your rules don't apply here in the snake pit

Am      G                         F             | C | C |
 It's a land of the blind and the one eyed-man is king

    F                              C
Oh, every night You pray or is it wishing?

                      D                  | F | G |
'Cause You're in no position to ask for anything

     C          Am                 C     Am
I'm guided by a warning light from heaven

   C             F          | G | G |
Inspired by the violent Arab Spring

          F             Dm              C
I nearly died once in a wrecked Porsche 911

Am          G                      F         | C ..
 But in the land of the dead, the dying man is king

       F                                C
You're looking for someone to lead You through this

                         D
I'm standing here, let's do this

                     | F | G |
Throw My hat into the ring

   C               Am           C    Am
He sentenced Me to eternity in exile

     C               F                 | G | G |
Then drew the battle lines with David's sling

         F              Dm                C
He gave every sightless clown a nuclear missile

Am       G                    F             | C ..
 In the land of the blind the one eyed-man is king

    C               Am             C     Am
Oh, meet Me at Your Mama's by the parkway

         C                    F         | G | G |
And I'll free Your soul from every apron string

       F         Dm               C
In the execution hood You wore on Saint's Day

Am              G                           F             | C ..
 We'll join the land of the blind where the one-eyed man is king