Ruins Of The Realm Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Sta[D]nd[C][G][C]
[G]in' in
the middle of a [Em]Roman [C]street
[G]Marble dust all [C]over my feet
[G]Bearded masses [Em]at th[C]e gates
Dan[G]cin' in the ruins while it's [C]not
too late
[G][Em][C][G][Em][C]

[Verse 2]
Driv[G]in' a Rolls [Em]through old
Bom[C]bay
[G]Rickshaw drivers [C]in my way
Well they [G]better move over and
they'd [Em]better move [C]fast
Dan[G]cin' in the ruins of
a [C]golden past
Dancin' in the ruins of the [D]rush
[C]Queen and coun[G]try's [D]noble
[C]cause

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][D][C][G][Em][C]

[Verse 3]
Stand[G]in' on banks of the [Em]river [C]Seine
I [G]ain't got tethers [C]to my name
[G]Stand my ground and I [Em]cast my [C]net
Dan[G]cin' in the ruins where the
[C]sun don't set
Dancin' in the [G]ruins of the [D]crown
[C]Enfield [G]rifles [D]keepin' us [C]down

[Interlude 2]
[G][Em]
[C][G][D][C][G]
[Em][C][G][D][C]

[Verse 4]
I got a [G]thirty- ought- six
and a [Em]premium [C]load
In a [G]shotgun shack on a [C]two lane road
[G]Smack in the middle of the [Em]bible [C]belt
Dan[G]cin' in the ruins all [C]by myself

[Verse 5]
We got the [G]Na tional Guard
with the [Em]bayon[C]ets
We got the [G]ten commandments
on the [C]State House steps
We [G]shalt not steal and we [Em]shalt not [C]kill
Dan[G]cin' in the ruins of
[C]our own free will
Dancin' in the ruins of the [D]South
Confed[C]erate [G]flag taped [D]over
my [C]mouth

[Interlude 3]
[G][C][G][Em][C]

[Verse 6]
We [G]thank thee lord for [Em]all we [C]got
While the [G]military [D]na tionals [C]call the shots
So [G]scrape them hides and [Em]clean that [C]slate
Dan[G]cin' in the ruins of the
[C]Na tion's state

[Verse 7]
We'll [G]fight 'em in the land,
we'll [D]fight 'em in the [C]air
Well a [G]cowboy says we got
to [C]fight 'em over there
He ain't [G]seen nothing like
it since [Em]Saigon [C]fell
Dan[G]cin' in the ruins 'cause we
[C]might as well
Dancin' in the [G]ruins of the [D]realm
[C]A fool and a [G]mad man [D]at [C]the helm
Dancin' in the ruins of the [D]right
Down in the [G]bunker on a [D]hunger strike

[Outro 1]
[C]
[G][C][D][G][D][C]
[G][Em][C][G][D]