Sting - Jeremiah blues part 1

^E7It was midnight, ^Bmmidnight at noon ^AEveryone talked in ^G7rhyme ^E7Everyone saw the ^Bmbig clock ticking ^ANobody knew, ^F#7nobody knew the time ^E7Elegant debutantes ^Bmsmiled ^AEveryone fought for ^G9dimes ^E7Newspapers screamed for ^Bmblood ^AIt was the best of ^F#7times

^Cm7Every place around the world it seemed the same ^Cm7Can't hear the rhythm for the drums ^Cm7Everybody wants to look the other way ^Cm7When something wicked this way comes

^{G7sus G7}Sometimes they^G7sus tie ^{G7 A7sus}a thie^A7f to the ^A7sustree ^{A7 E7}Sometimes I stare ^E7Sometimes it's me

^E7Everyone told the ^Bmtruth ^AAll that we heard were ^G7lies ^E7A pope claimed that he'd been ^Bmwrong in the past ^AThis was a big sur^F#7prise ^E7Everyone fell in lov^Bme ^AA cardinal's wife was ^G9jailed ^E7The government saved a ^Bmdying planet ^AWhen popular icons ^F#7failed

^Cm7Every place around the world it seemed the same ^Cm7Can't hear the rhythm for the drums ^Cm7Everybody wants to look the other way ^Cm7When something wicked this way comes

^{G7sus G7}Sometimes they^G7sus tie ^{G7 A7sus}a thie^A7f to the ^A7sustree ^{A7 E7}Sometimes I stare ^E7Sometimes it's me ^E7Sometimes I stare ^E7Sometimes it's me