Billiards

Intro 
B B   B  B B  
B B B B x3 

 
[Verso 1]
 
 B                               B 
This image is something, you've made all of history 
 G#m 
look twice at the man from a no but a mystery 
 C# 
but hotel frequenter dressed half like a spy 
 E                        Em 
take off that fedora it does nothin for ya 

and 
 B                       B 
I'm caught a suspect who standing here motionless 
 G#m 
stripped of my magic, am suddenly potion less 
 C#                   E                       B 
you're the detective overt the objective and why 
 


[Refrão]
 
                B                                  G#m 
well where were you at ten pm one night before the party 
                     F#m                    B 
dressed as Agatha Christie. some long true mystery 

          B                                B 
will you sit me down and shine a light on me 
                       G#m 
your voice has little sympathy 
                   F#m 
now I'll do your job for you 
                     Em 
I've an alibi and a picture too 
G            A               B 
i was one of many in the drawing room 
 


[Verso 2]
 
 B 
witness assembly and 5 truths away 
      G#m 
i give up, says the suits, now with no suits to say 
 C# 
then there were none, but my heart-stopping clue 
E                                 E7 
shocked-someone hold me, the candlestick told me of 
B 
you and your secret, your pluto violence 
G#m 
the circle is stunned into radio silence 
C#                   E                             B 
hiding in everyone's eyesight's and game of guess who 
 

 
[Refrão]
 
 B 
well where were you at ten pm 
                               G#m 
I'm told that you were playing billiards 
                    F# 
but you can't play billiards with one 
                       B 
and everybody else was long-gone 

B 
did ya wear that hat to hide your face 
                        G#m 
as you stood up on the staircase 
              F# 
a man of the law 
                                  Em 
you're not the right side of it anymore 
G           A                B 
another nonexistent game of billiards 


G A B x 3 

F# 4 measures 

 Chorus
 B 
well where were you at ten pm 
                               G#m 
I'm told that you were playing billiards 
                    F# 
but you can't play billiards with one 
                       B 
and everybody else was long-gone 

B 
did ya wear that hat to hide your face 
                        G#m 
as you stood up on the staircase 
              F# 
a man of the law 
                                  Em 
you're not the right side of it anymore 
G           A                  B 
another nonexistent game of billiards