The Jayhawks – Illuminate (Guitar)

D     Dm   C      Cm
Blue, red, green, yellow

D     Dm   C      Cm    D
Blue, red, green, yellow

  G                       D/F#
I saw you stand above the crowd

                     Em
False prophet with a gun

                    D
You dove into their arms

 G                 D/F#
Illuminated by the stars

                  Em
The crowd became a gun

                    D
They welded to your sorrow

            C
Speaking in tongues

                  Bm     E  D  A  E  D  A  E  D  A  Cmaj7
The music rattled on and on

  G                              D/F#
A church, not built of brick and mortar

                 Em
I made a cold confession

                   D
The velvet curtain closes

G                D/F#
 Creeping like a nun

              Em
A narcoleptic shaman

                    D
Jim Jones in his bandana

                C
Handing out the cups

                   Bm
To all the wayward sons

                     E  D  A  E  D  A  E  D  A  E  D  A
And all the faithful daughters

E              D       A
Every time you led the way

E                 D      A
Shaking hands and taking names

E               D      A
Looking for someone to blame (It's my time)

E               D        A
Flush the money down the drain (It's my time)

E              D      A
Whistleblowers on the run (It's my time)

E                 D        A
Future's here and now it's gone (It's my time)

E               D      A
All the stories never spoken (It's my time)

E                  D      A  E
And the winds keep blowing

D     Dm   C      Cm
Blue, red, green, yellow

D     Dm   C      Cm    D
Blue, red, green, yellow

    G                       D/F#
And when he stared into the mirror

              Em
He only saw a shadow

               D
Void of all description

    G                            D/F#
His eyes, rolled back into their sockets

             Em
Losing all direction

                   D
Weighed down by an anchor

              C
Longing to be lifted

              Bm            E  D  A  E  D  A  E  D  A  E  D  A
Longing to be held in their arms

E         D       A
Everybody works today

E           D       A
Everybody's getting paid

E           D      A
Everybody's on the take

E                D   A
You gotta pay to play (It's my time)

E              D      A
Gonna drink my fill tonight (It's my time)

E             D       A
Drink until I see the light (It's my time)

E             D      A
Take a bullet to the brain (It's my time)

E               D        A
Flush the money down the drain (It's my time)

E              D       A
Every time you led the way (It's my time)

E                 D      A
Shaking hands and taking names (It's my time)

E               D      A
Looking for someone to blame (It's my time)

E               D        A
Flush the money down the drain (It's my time)

E              D       A
Whistleblowers on the run (It's my time)

E                 D        A
Future's here and now it's gone (It's my time)

E               D      A
All the stories never spoken (It's my time)

E                  D      A
And the winds keep blowing

E  D  A
(repeat and fade)