Tower of Babel
Am C7 G#m6(b5)/C C
Snow, cement and ivory young towers
F/A G/B C
Someone called us Babylon
G#m(b6) Am
Those hungry hunters
F G/D /E /F /G /A
Tracking down the hours
Eb/Bb Bb
But where were all your shoulders when we cried
Ab6 G7
Were the darlings on the sideline
Cm
Dreaming up such cherished lies
F/A Bb Cm7 Bb/D Cm7 Bb/D
To whisper in your ear before you die
Eb Eb/G Ab Bb
It's party time for the guys in the tower of Babel
Cm Ab6 Eb/Bb Bb
Sodom meet Gomorrah, Cain meet Abel
/D /Eb Fm Cm
Have a ball y'all
Ab6
See the letches crawl
G7 Cm
With the call girls under the table
Ab
Watch them dig their graves
Eb/Bb Bb
`Cause Jesus don't save the guys
Cm /B Ab
In the tower of Babel
Eb/Bb
Watch them dig their graves
Bb
`Cause Jesus don't save the guys
Cm6 Cm Bb/D Eb
In the tower of Babel, no no no
E A F G Am Dm E
Junk, angel, this closet's always stacked
The dealers in the basement
Filling your prescription
For a brand new heart attack
But where were all your shoulders when we cried
Were the doctors in attendance
Saying how they felt so sick inside
Or was it just the scalpel blade that lied