[Intro ]
C  G  Dm  Am  C  G  F  C   F C   Am G C 

Verse 
           G        Dm     Am      C 
Storms are breaking in California 
         G            F       C      G 
From the East Coast a twister comes 
         B7     Em       F      C 
She lies waiting for her lover 
           G               F     C 
A crumpled rag-doll that's cast away 
          F        C      G 
Then they call her on the phone 
        F         C       G 
Telling lies that she can see through 
           Am     Em         F      C 
So they'll live inside their hell tonight 
        F    C    Am G         F   C      F C   Am G C 
Knowing they were saving their own skins 

Verse 
        G     Dm      Am       C 
Signing up for high adventure 
          G         F   C     G 
Young and innocent, so alive 
          B7   Em        F           C 
Mules and asses held the high ground 
          G                F       C 
While the lions stood like sitting ducks 
          F          C           G 
Then they drove them through the fire 
       F       C       G 
With a cry of "We know better" 
           Am     Em         F      C 
So they'll live inside their hell tonight 
        F    C    Am G         F   C      F C   Am G C 
Knowing they were saving their own skins 

Verse 
        G     Dm    Am        C 
Sailing oceans to a new life 
            G          F       C    G 
Friends and family are tied as one 
          B7   Em          F        C 
Captain's table rocks with laughter 
        G           F        C 
Glasses raised to a job well done 
        F        C      G 
And the market place is waiting 
        F          C        G 
For the souls that can't be bought 
           Am     Em         F      C 
So they'll burn inside their hell tonight 
        F    C    Am G    F  C      F C   Am G C 
Knowing they were shaming mankind 

Instrumental 
C  G  Dm  Am  C  G  F  C   F C   Am G C 

Verse 
       G        Dm    Am           C 
Like a dead bird in a green field 
          G            F    C    G 
Still and peaceful the body lay 
        B7     Em       F         C 
I don't need to witness something 
      G           F       C 
To confirm all my deepest fears 
      F       C     G 
But I climb into my car 
      F        C      G 
And I stop the help arriving 
        Am     Em      F      C 
So I'll live inside my hell tonight 
        F C   Am G F   C 
Knowing I was only gloating