Sting – The Bells Of St Thomas (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
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Chords
[Intro]
G Em G Em
G Em G Em
[Verse 1]
G I wake up in Antwerp Em In some rich woman's bed G There's a man with a hammer Em Inside of my head G She says, "I couldn't wake you Em I thought you were dead G But you talked in your sleep Em I don't know what you said"
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7 I look in the mirror Em My eyes bleeding red Cmaj7 There's a taste in my mouth
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Of stale brandy and lead
Cmaj7 Don't know how I got here Gmaj7 Or if I was led B But I know it's a Sunday G#m For the bells in my head
[Chorus 1]
E As they call to the faithful C#m The quick and the dead G#m F# The last days of judgement upon us E C#m And the bells on the roof of St. Thomas G#m Are calling
[Verse 3]
G Shе says, "Are you hungry? Em You look underfed" G "No, I'd bеtter be going F#m I'll have coffee instead" G "Let me give you some money" Em I say, "There's no need G You don't owe me nothing Em It's what we agreed"
[Verse 4]
Cmaj7 But the room's like a palace Em In a book I once read Cmaj7 And the words that I'm thinking Em Would be better unsaid Cmaj7 I search for my clothes G Then she asks if I'll stay B "There's a room for you here G#m My husband's away"
[Chorus 2]
E The bells of St. Thomas C#m Are aching with doubt G#m They're cracked and they're broken F# Like the earth in a drought E I've searched for their meaning C#m I just never found out G#m F# Whatever they're expecting from us E C#m Or why the bells on the roof of St. Thomas G#m Are crying
[Verse 5]
A F#m I walk to the church, though it's empty by now A F#m The roof like an overturned ship, and a prow A F#m For a pulpit, and there it is upon the wall A F#m St. Thomas inspecting the wounds for us all
[Verse 6]
Dmaj7 It's a painting by Rubens F#m Painted from life Dmaj7 And it's flanked by a rich man F#m And his elegant wife Dmaj7 The wounds we all share A And yet still need the proof Fm You can feign your indifference Bbm Pretend you're aloof
[Chorus 3]
F# D#m But the wounds we're denying are there all the same Bbm G# And the bells of St. Thomas start ringing again F# The saint I was named for D#m The sceptical brother Bbm The rich man's wife G# In the arms of another F# And the exit wounds D#m Of a love that's gone wrong Bbm She said she was leaving G# But she'd already gone F#m D And the last days of judgement are finally upon on us A D And the bells on the roof of St. Thomas A Are calling