D                         G
There’s a light shining through the scars
                   Bm
Of a million tired souls
               F#m         A
Kindled in the heart of us all
       D                        G
From a flame can come a witch’s fire
                      Bm
Or a warm hearth in a blizzard
A                      Em  Bm
Calling us in from the darkness
    D
The golden age has come and gone
G
So-called progress marches on
    Bm
The best of all things in the worst of all times
    F#m                  A
The future is here - all nickels and dimes
    D
The same old story sells itself
G
Class and conduct - labour and wealth
Bm                             A             Em    D
Waiting in their station for a train that’ll never come


[Instrumental]
D     G    Bm   A  Bm  Em
D     G    Bm   A  Em  D


[Verse]
        D                         G
So many times - I found myself at odds
                              Bm
With the words of self-styled kings
                                   F#m   A
But I had not the strength to deny them
          D                            G
And other times - I tried to still the waters
                      Bm
Running canyons in my mind
           A                    Em  Bm
But I only managed to get in my own way


[Bridge]
      G
But I dare to hope that the clouds will break
        D
And the good sun will prevail
   Em
To burn away the cruel fog of war
    B5  C#5  D5       E5    F#5
And turn the scorched earth green
         G
They can nail me to the pearly gates
    D
And salve my wounds with lye
         Em
They can do many things
         G                        D
But they won’t make a fool out of me.


[Instrumental]
D     G    Bm   A  Bm  Em
D     G    Bm   A  Em  D


[Verse]
          D                      G
There’s a life carved out in the stars
                       Bm
For a billion burdened souls
                  F#m  A
Waiting around to die
       D                          G
On the day you stand to meet your maker
                      Bm
Be it a god or Mother Nature
        A        Em              D
Can you say that lived the right way? Can you say it?


[Instrumental]
D     G    Bm   A  Bm  Em
D     G    Bm   A  Em  D
Bm   A  Bm  Em
G    A  Em  D