Tuning: E A D G B E

The ^Emwands of smoke are ^Crising From the ^Dwalls of the Bas^Gtille And ^Cthrough the streets of ^AmParis Runs a ^Dsense of the un^B7real

The ^EmKings have all de^Cparted Their ^Dservants are no^Gwhere We ^Cburned out their ^Ammansions In the ^Dname of Robespi^B7erre

[Chorus]

And still we ^Cwait ^D To see the ^Gday ^Dbe^Ggin Our ^Ctime .^D.. is wasting ^Gin ^Dthe ^Gwind Wondering ^Bwhy ^C Wondering ^Bwhy, it ^Cechoes Em B [ Em ] Through the lonely palace of Versailles

In^Emside the midnight ^Ccouncils The ^Dlamps are burning ^Glow On you ^Csit and talk all ^Amthrough the night But there's ^Djust no place to ^B7go

And ^EmBonaparte is ^Ccoming With his ^Darmy from the ^Gsouth Ma^Crat your days are ^Amnumbered And ^Dwe live hand to ^B7mouth

[Chorus]

While we ^Cwait ^D To see the ^Gday ^Dbe^Ggin Our ^Ctime .^D.. is wasting ^Gin ^Dthe ^Gwind Wondering ^Bwhy ^C Wondering ^Bwhy, it ^Cechoes Em B [ Em ] Through the lonely palace of Versailles

The g^Emhost of revolution ^C Still pro^Dwls the Paris st^Greets Down^C all the restless centu^Amries It wonde^Drs incomplet^B7e

It sp^Emeaks inside the che^Cap red wine Of cafe s^Dummer nights ^G Its ^Cred and amber voices ^Am Call the^D cars at tra^B7ffic lights

[Chorus]

Why do you ^Cwait ^D To see the ^Gday ^Dbe^Ggin Our ^Ctime .^D.. is wasting ^Gin ^Dthe ^Gwind Wondering ^Bwhy ^C Wondering ^Bwhy, it ^Cechoes Through the ^Emlonely palace ^Bof Ver^Emsailles ^Em [break] ^Em Wondering ^Amwhy .^D.. it ^Gechoes Em B [ Em } Through the lonely palace of Versailles

[Solo] | Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B | | Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B | | C D | G D G | C D | G D G | | B C | B C | Em B | [Outro] | Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B | | Em Am | D Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 Am | B | (repeat and fade)

Al Stewart - Palace of versailles