Amaj7  Bm7  C#m7  F7  E7  A  B7sus4  E

[Verse 1]
Amaj7            Bm7          C#m7
Silver shone the rooftops, I heard the words 'you will'
    E7                              A       B7sus4      E
And realized that in your eyes, the force of love could kill
  Amaj7            Bm7     C#m7           F7
So go and get your wages, get what you deserve
     E7                    Amaj7   Bm        A                     Amaj7
When hope held out of it's hands today, you laughed and turned and fled

[Chorus]
Dmaj7
Release, 'cos I wanted the world,
   B7
and all I could get to was a gun or a girl
Dmaj7
Release, now I've thrown them away
   B7                         Bm7
I'm here and I'm hungry and I hope I can stay

[Instrumental]
Amaj7  Bm7  C#m7  F7  E7  A  B7sus4  E     x2

[Verse 2]
Amaj7             Bm7        C#m7
The loch is overflowing, the sun has shed it's light
     E7                                      A       B7sus4    E
And all that's left to warm your breast's the wine we stole tonight
Amaj7                         C#m7
Bottle merchants both of us, overdosed on keats,
    E7                   Amaj7   Bm             A               Amaj7
we smashed them all and watched them fall like magic in the streets

[Chorus]
Dmaj7
Release, 'cos I wanted the world,
   B7
and all I could get to was a gun or a girl
Dmaj7
Release, now I've thrown them away
   B7                         Bm7
I'm here and I'm hungry and I hope I can stay

[Instrumental]
Amaj7  Bm7  C#m7  F7  E7  A  B7sus4  E

[Verse 3]
B                   C#m7        D#m7              Dm7
Standing in our new boots, we've lost the urge to hide
   F#7                           B       C#7sus4    F#
We left it with the souvenirs that forced us to decide
B                   C#m7       D#m7         Dm7
How we'd storm the palace, meet me at the gates
    F#7                 Bmaj7        C#m6          B    Bmaj7   B
There's plenty bread and water here for anyone who waits

[Chorus]
E
Release, 'cos I wanted the world,
   C#7
and all I could get to was a gun or a girl
E
Release, now I've thrown them away
   C#7
I'm here and I'm hungry and I hope I can stay
E
But you can't remember where you squandered your hope
   C#7
A fistful of dollars and a fistful of dope
     E
With your hands in your hair and your hair in your face
       C#7
You'd better summon your soul because we're leaving this place
    Emaj7                    C#7
With a red, red flag and a red red flag
    Emaj7             C#7
A red red flag for a souvenir
    Emaj7                    C#7
With a red, red flag and a red red flag
    Emaj7             C#7
A red red flag for a souvenir