[Cm]Wise men [A#]once said
[D#]"Wild winds are [G#]death to the candle"
[Cm]A rose by [A#]any [D#]other name [G#]is a scandal
[Cm]Cautions [A#]issued, [D#]he stood
[A#]Shooting the messengers
[Cm]They tried to [A#]warn him about[D#] her[G#]
[D#]Cross your [A#]thoughtless heart
[Cm]Only [G#]liquor anoints you
[D#]She's the [A#]albatross
[Cm]She is here to [G#]destroy you
[Cm]Wise men [A#]once said
"[D#]One bad seed [G#]kills the garden"
"[Cm]One less [A#]temptress
[D#]One less [G#]dagger to sharpen"
[Cm]Locked me [A#]up in [D#]towers
[G#]But I'd visit in your dreams
[Cm]And they tried to [A#]warn you [D#]about [G#]me
[D#]Cross your [A#]thoughtless heart
[Cm]Only liquor [G#]anoints you
[D#]She's the [A#]albatross
[Cm]She is here [G#]to destroy you
[D#]Devils that [A#]you know
[Cm]Raise worse [G#]hell than a stranger
[D#]She's the [A#]death you chose
[Cm]You're in [G#]terrible danger
[G#]I, I loved you in secret
[Cm]First sight, yeah, [D#]we love without reason
[G#]Oh, twenty-five years old
[Cm]Oh, how were [D#]you to know, and
[G#]My, my love had been frozen
[Cm]Deep blue, but you [D#]painted me golden
[G#]Oh, and you held me close
[Cm]Oh, how was [D#]I to know that
[G#]I could've spent
forever with your hands in my pockets
[Cm]Picture of your face in an [D#]invisible locket
[G#]You said there was nothing in
the world that could stop it
I had a[Cm] bad feeling [D#]
And darling, [G#] you had turned
my bed into a sacred oasis
[Cm]People started
talking, putting [D#]us through our paces
[G#] I knew there was no one in
the world who could take it
I had a[Cm] bad feeling [D#]
But we were [G#]dancing
Dancing with our[Cm] hands tied, [D#]hands tied
Yeah, we were [G#]dancing
Like it was the[Cm] first time, [D#]first time
Yeah, we were [G#]dancing
Dancing with our [Cm]hands tied, [D#]hands tied
Yeah, we were [G#]dancing
And I had a[Cm] bad feeling [D#]
But we were dancing[G#]
I'd kiss you as the lights went [Cm]out
[D#]Swaying as the room burned [G#]down
I'd hold you as the water [Cm]rushes in [D#]
If I could dance with [G#]you again
I'd kiss you as the lights went [Cm]out
[D#]Swaying as the room burned [G#]down
I'd hold you as the water [Cm]rushes in [D#]
If I could dance with [G#]you again
And when that [D#]sky rains[A#] fire on [Cm]you[G#]
And [D#]you're persona [A#]non grata[Cm] [G#]
I'll [D#]tell you how I've [A#]been there [Cm]too[G#]
And [D#]that none of it [A#]matters[Cm] [G#]
[Cm]Wise men [A#]once read [D#]fake news
[G#]And they believed it
[Cm]Jackals [A#]raised their[D#] hackles
[G#]You couldn't conceive it
[Cm]You were [A#]sleeping [D#]soundly
[G#]When they dragged you from your bed
[Cm]And I tried to [A#]warn you about [D#]them[G#]
So I [D#]crossed my [A#]thoughtless heart
[Cm]Spread my wings [G#]like a parachute
[D#]I'm the [A#]albatross
[Cm]I swept in [G#]at the rescue
[D#]The devil that[A#] you know
[Cm]Looks now more [G#]like an angel
[D#]I'm the [A#]life you chose
And [Cm]all this [G#]terrible danger
[Cm]This [G#]terrible danger
But we were [G#]dancing
Dancing with our[Cm] hands tied, [D#]hands tied
We were [G#]dancing
Like it was the[Cm] first time, [D#]first time
[Cm]She's the [G#]albatross
[D#]She is here to [A#]destroy you