[Primeira Parte]

C
Who are we sometimes I wonder
Em
Mercenaries or lovers
F                   C
On this side of the thunder
G
It can be awful hard to know

[Segunda Parte]

C
Sell our love for the paycheck or
Em
Spend the night on the freight deck
F                     C
For all the dues that we collect
G
Our hearts can be overdrawn

[Refrão]

F           C
Dead in the water
                 G
Like lamb to the slaughter
                    Am   G   F
If the wind doesn't sing her song
                    G
And I'm speaking in tongues
F        G               C
Cause I need a Holy Ghost

[Terceira Parte]

C
The geeks they can smell when you're coming
Em
Even out in the cold
F
They'll wait you out yeah
C
They'll grind you down
G
But they're gonna get what they're owed

[Quarta Parte]

C
I know the red thread unravels
Em
I know you're blue and you're black
F                      C
But there's still time if you don't mind
    G
The way that the odds are stacked

[Refrão]

F           C
Dead in the water
                 G
Like lamb to the slaughter
                    Am   G   F
If the wind doesn't sing her song
                    G
And I'm speaking in tongues
F        G               C
Cause I need a Holy Ghost