The Handsome Family — Gentlemen
INTRO] EFGACG CHORUS G D G CG Gentlemen, I tell you now, C G I swear the truth Em D/F# G Am C G D/F# I saw the table rise, the teacup flew VERSE 1 Bm G From tempered glass I built the apparatus Bm G to alight in the presence of phantasmus Am Em Filaments within detect a change, Am Em D in aero-pressure, barometric waves CHORUS G D G Gentlemen, in the name of science! C G Gentlemen, I now can prove: Em D/F# G Am C G D/F# the unseen world is close, it pushes through INTERLUDE BGBGAEAED CHORUS G D G Gentlemen, the lights blew out! C G Gentlemen, the curtains moved! Em D/F# G Am C G D/F# A world of light resides just past our view VERSE 2 Bm G Within the crooks of vacuum tubes Bm G a caged spirit lit aglow the room Am Em Burst forth from the shattered tube Am Em D It thinned my blood, burnt me, ravaged cruel CHORUS G D G Gentlemen, the lights do flicker! C G Gentlemen, the air it cools! Em D/F# G Am C G G Who's with me here, listening in this room? OUTRO N.C. Gentlemen, the world grows dark! N.C. Gentlemen, the curtains moved! N.C. Who's with me here, whispering in this room?
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