Voltaire - Dunce

^Dm I break the silence with my ^Bbvoice And everyone turns '^Dround To see the source of all the ^Bbnoise And here I ^Dmstand

It's not as though I mean to ^Bbupset you With the things I say and ^Dmdo I should know better, but I ^Bbsaid so anyway

^Dm It's easier to play a ^Bbpart And read your ^Dmlines Than freely speak what's in your ^Bbheart And in your ^Bbmind Is it ^Dmme Who says these things that so ^Bboffend you Inappropriate and ^Dmloud

^BbHard to speak with both feet in my ^Fmouth [Chorus]

^FAll hail the ^Bbking of dunces ^FYou best hold on I'm ^Copening up my ^Fmouth Bring out the ^Bbmaypole And ^Ftie me ^Gup and shut me ^Fout Devil knows ^Bbwhat possessed me To shoot ^Fmy arrow ^Cstraight into the ^Fsky String me to the ^Bbmast and ^FHoist me ^Gup and hang me ^Bbhigh I put ^Fno blame ^Con you ^BbI brought this ^Fall ^Cupon ^Bbmyself It's just ^Dmthis thing I do At ^Bbtimes like this I wish I was ^Dmsomeone else^{Bb Gm Dm Bb}

^DmThere's a lever inside my ^Bbhead ^DmBetween my ^Bbmouth and my ^Dmbrain Keeps me from hearing what I've ^Bbsaid

Now it's too ^Dmlate Smear my ^Flips with ^DmVasel^Bbine 'cause I'm a vocal liber^Dmtine

^BbEven I'm not quite sure what I ^Fmean [Chorus] All hail the king of ^Bbdunces You ^Fbest hold on I'm ^Copening up my ^Fmouth Bring out the ^Bbmaypole And ^Ftie me ^Gmup and shut me ^Fout Devil knows^Bb what possessed me To ^Fshoot my arrow ^Cstraight into the ^Fsky String me to the ^Bbmast and ^FHoist me ^Gmup and ^Fhang me ^Bbhigh I put no ^Amblame on you ^BbI brought this ^Dmall upon ^Gmmyself ^BbIt's just this ^Fthing I ^Dmdo At^Bb times like this I wish I was someone ^Felse ^{Bb F C F Bb F Gm F}

^DmI don't know what to say ^BbI was only trying to make you ^Dmsmile ^BbAnd bring some ^Dmneeded ^Bblevity To your ^Dworld for a ^Bbwhile I never ^Fmeant to ^Dmmake you ^Bbcry But I did it ^Dmall by mys^Bbelf ^DIt's just this thing I ^Dmdo ^BbAt times like this I wish I was ^Dsomeone else!

^FAll hail the ^Bbking of dunces ^FYou best hold on I'm ^Copening up my ^Fmouth Bring out the ^Bbmaypole And ^Ftie me ^Gmup and ^Fshut me out Devil knows ^Bbwhat possessed me To ^Fshoot my arrow ^Cstraight into the ^Fsky String me to the ^Bbmast and ^FHoist me ^Gmup and hang me ^Fhigh

All hail the ^Bbking of fools ^FThis boy's been bad ^CLet's keep him after ^Fschool Send me to the ^Bbblackboard And ^Fwrite a hundred ^Gmtimes "I am the ^Fdunce" Devil knows ^Bbwhat possessed me To ^Fshut my mind and ^Copen up my ^Fmouth String me to the ^Bbanchor And ^Fwatch me ^Gdrown in my^Bbself