Levellers - Broken Circles

Am
fired forty rounds in the centre of town
G
he thought to bring the world around
Am
sleepless nights with god and christ
C G
the new messiah
Am
burn the world to change the days
G
can be done in better ways
Am
but to make news and front page
C G
you’ve gotta aim higher

Am
they didn’t build jerusalem
G Am
they didn’t find the land
G Am
for reasons of security
G C Am
they couldn’t find the plans

G Am
and we’re left standing watching from below
G C G
no new songs and no new heroes
G Am
standing on the sidelines watching the flow
G C G
waiting for the day the circle’s broken

Am G Am C G

Am
took the mic to save day
G
the rock star’s going to have his say
Am C G
interpret this in any way as if it matters
Am
cos nothing’s black and nothing’s white
G
nothing appears to be quite right
Am
it’ll be this way until the day
C G
the circle’s shattered

Am
i heard an old song yesterday
G Am
about a better world
G
you know the story
Am
well , they’re all the same
G C Am
the boy gets the girl

G Am
and we’re left standing watching from below
G C G
no new songs and no new heroes
G Am
standing on the sidelines watching the flow
G C G
waiting for the day the circle’s broken

Am G Am C G

Am
from the tips of your fingers

the rest is numb
G
you begin to feel the warmth of the sun
Am
it’s taken away been taking away
C G
all you once knew
Am
taking it back takes all you’ve got
G
no time to sit and watch it rot
Am
believe it’s yours and not the lies
C G
or all hell to you

Am
they didn’t build jerusalem
G Am
they didn’t find the land
G Am
for reasons of security
G C Am
they couldn’t find the plans

G Am
and we’re left standing watching from below
G C G
no new songs and no new heroes
G Am
standing on the sidelines watching the flow
G C G Am . . .
waiting for the day the circle’s broken