Intro  Em  C/E  G/D  Cmaj7  Cm 

verse 1 

Em                                             C 
 Whilst his mother's womb contained the growing Baal 
                                        Bm/D 
Even then the sky was waiting quiet and pale 
                        Am 
Naked, young, immensely marvellous 
                B7                  Em 
Like Baal loved it, when he came to us 

verse 2 

Em                                          C 
 That same sky remained with him in joy and care 
                                  Bm/D 
Even when Baal slept peaceful and unaware 
                        Am 
At night a lilac sky, a drunken Baal 
        B7                     Em 
Turning pious as the sky grows pale 

verse 3 

Em                                      C 
 So through hospital, cathedral, whiskey bar 
                                      Bm/D     Bm 
Baal kept moving onwards and just let things go 
                                  Am 
When Baal's tired, boys, Baal cannot fall far 
                 B7/D#            Em 
He will have his sky down there below 

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verse 4 

Fm                                      Db     
 When the sinners congregate in shame together 
                                     Cm 
Baal lay naked, revelling in their distress 
     Ab                            Bbm 
Only sky, a sky that will go on forever 
         C7                   Fm 
Formed a blanket for his nakedness 

VERSE 5  

Fm                                                Db 
 And that lusty girl, the world, who'll laugh and yield 
                                            Cm 
To the men who'll stand the pressure of her thighs 
          Ab                                    Bbm 
Sometimes gave him love-bites, such as can't be healed 
        C7                         Fm 
Baal survived it, he just used his eyes 

VERSE 6 

Fm                                           Db 
 And when Baal saw lots of corpses scattered round 
                                              Cm/Eb 
He felt twice the thrill, despite the lack of room 
         Ab                            Bbm 
"Space enough" said Baal, "they're not thick on the ground 
       C7                        Fm 
Space enough within this woman's womb" 

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VERSE 7 

Em                                   C 
Any vice for Baal has got its useful side 
                                 Bm 
It's the man who practice it, he can't abide 
                                 Am 
Vices have their point, once you see it as such 
         B7                      Em 
Stick to two for one will be too much 

VERSE 8 

Em                                             C 
 Slackness, softness are the sort of things to shun 
                                 G/D       G/B 
Nothing could be harder than the quest for fun 
                                 Am/C 
Lots of strength is needed and experience too 
                      B7/D#      Em 
Swollen bellies can embarrass you 

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VERSE 9 

Fm                                        Db 
 Under gloomy stars and this poor veil of tears 
                                       Cm/Eb 
Baal will graze a pasture till it disappears 
                                        Bbm 
Once it's been digested to the forest's teeth 
          C7                        Fm 
Baal trod singing for a well earned sleep 

verse 10 

Fm                                        Db 
 Baal can spot the vultures in the stormy sky 
                                          Cm/Eb 
As they wait up there to see if Baal will die 
          Ab                                    Bbm 
Sometimes Baal pretends he's dead, but vultures swoop 
        C7                   Fm 
Baal in silence dines on vulture-soup 

verse 11 

Fm                                        Db 
 When the dark womb drags him down to its prize 
                                              Cm/Eb 
What's the world still mean to Baal, he's overfed 
        Ab                              Bbm 
So much sky is lurking still behind his eyes 
           C7                        Fm 
He'll just have enough sky when he's dead 

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verse 12  

Em                                               C 
 Once the Earth's dark womb engulfed the rotting Baal 
                                          Bm/D 
Even then the sky was up there, quiet and pale 
                        Am 
Naked, young, immensely marvellous 
B7                                     Em 
 Like Baal loved it when he lived with us