Voltaire – Dunce (Guitar)

Dm                           Bb
 I break the silence with my voice

                    D
And everyone turns 'round

                             Bb
To see the source of all the noise

           Dm
And here I stand

                             Bb
It's not as though I mean to upset you

                          Dm
With the things I say and do

                            Bb
I should know better, but I said so anyway

Dm                     Bb
 It's easier to play a part

              Dm
And read your lines

                                 Bb
Than freely speak what's in your heart

            Bb
And in your mind

      Dm
Is it me

                              Bb
Who says these things that so offend you

                  Dm
Inappropriate and loud

Bb                                 F
Hard to speak with both feet in my mouth

F            Bb
All hail the king of dunces

F
You best hold on

    C             F
I'm opening up my mouth

              Bb
Bring out the maypole

    F      G              F
And tie me up and shut me out

            Bb
Devil knows what possessed me

         F        C                 F
To shoot my arrow straight into the sky

                 Bb
String me to the mast and

F        G              Bb
Hoist me up and hang me high

      F        C
I put no blame on you

Bb             F   C    Bb
I brought this all upon myself

          Dm
It's just this thing I do

   Bb
At times like this

             Dm          Bb Gm Dm Bb
I wish I was someone else

Dm                        Bb
There's a lever inside my head

Dm         Bb           Dm
Between my mouth and my brain

                                Bb
Keeps me from hearing what I've said

             Dm
Now it's too late

         F         Dm   Bb
Smear my lips with Vaseline

                        Dm
'cause I'm a vocal libertine

Bb                             F
Even I'm not quite sure what I mean

                     Bb
All hail the king of dunces

    F
You best hold on

    C             F
I'm opening up my mouth

              Bb
Bring out the maypole

    F      Gm             F
And tie me up and shut me out

           Bb
Devil knows what possessed me

   F              C                 F
To shoot my arrow straight into the sky

                 Bb
String me to the mast and

F        Gm     F       Bb
Hoist me up and hang me high

         Am
I put no blame on you

Bb             Dm       Gm
I brought this all upon myself

Bb             F       Dm
It's just this thing I do

  Bb
At times like this

                     F    Bb F C F Bb F Gm F
I wish I was someone else

Dm
I don't know what to say

Bb                            Dm
I was only trying to make you smile

Bb             Dm     Bb
And bring some needed levity

        D           Bb
To your world for a while

        F        Dm       Bb
I never meant to make you cry

             Dm        Bb
But I did it all by myself

D                      Dm
It's just this thing I do

Bb
At times like this

             D
I wish I was someone else!

F            Bb
All hail the king of dunces

F
You best hold on

    C             F
I'm opening up my mouth

              Bb
Bring out the maypole

    F      Gm     F
And tie me up and shut me out

            Bb
Devil knows what possessed me

   F              C                 F
To shoot my arrow straight into the sky

                 Bb
String me to the mast and

F        Gm             F
Hoist me up and hang me high

             Bb
All hail the king of fools

F
This boy's been bad

C                    F
Let's keep him after school

               Bb
Send me to the blackboard

    F               Gm              F
And write a hundred times "I am the dunce"

            Bb
Devil knows what possessed me

   F                C          F
To shut my mind and open up my mouth

                 Bb
String me to the anchor

    F        G          Bb
And watch me drown in myself