[Verse]
Em
It took a little longer than we hoped
G
But it was worth it
Am B7
You know it takes a village to raise a scheme
Em C
To patch the holes of a mausoleum
Em
Well we’re packing in the patronage
G
Like it's a lotto and everybody wins
Am B7
Now take a seat so the show can start
Em Cm
And will you welcome these works of art
[Bridge]
Cm Em
Isn’t she beautiful No
Cm Em Am
Maybe another one here could entertain Yes
Am B7
We swear that every minute's worth the wait
[Chorus]
Em
Hey It's a cry you can’t contain
Am
A release you couldn’t estimate
C B7
And the secret's safe as long as you pay
Em
It's so good to be so bad
Am
You can leave it when you walk away
C B7
And pretend you’ve washed your hands of it
[Verse]
Em
Last call for the Sunday squaws
G
And there's no room left for the hem and haw
Am B7
We’ll give a gift long overdue
Em C
And make a sultan out of you
Em
That’s right any troglodyte
G
Can have a life in the party as a socialite
Am B7
Or if you’re looking to efface
Em C
You can retire without a trace
Cm
Don’t you bother with doubt
[Chorus]
Em
Hey It's a cry you can’t contain
Am
A release you couldn’t estimate
C B7
And the secret's safe as long as you pay
Em
It's so good to be so bad
Am
You can leave it when you walk away
C B7
And pretend you’ve washed your hands of it
[C-part]
Em
Another candidate for giving her bruises
Em
Another night that she’ll dissociate
Em
Another man who thinks the rules don’t apply to him
Em
Long was this road I’ve wandered
B Bb
But short did my temperance live
Am B
Here I’ve helped him build a temple
Em B Em
To deify this czar of sin
Em
Now who to blame but I for tying
B Bb
These knots so well at my wrists
Am B
The noose would surely find me if I’m too wily
Em B Em
But what of the life I’d live
C B
The sale of a soul that falls
Em C
As foolish as young Esau
Am B7
It's better if I withdraw
[Chorus]
Em
Hey It's a cry you can’t contain
Am
A release you couldn’t estimate
C B7
And the secret's safe as long as you pay
Em
It's so good to be so bad
Am
You can leave it when you walk away
C B7
And pretend you’ve washed your hands of it
Em E
