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[Verse1]
        G                       C            D
Oh, the young and in love won’t dream on the moon,
        G                       C          D
And the month of December won’t come until June
        G                       C              D
All the heroes will cry and the gays will love girls,
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.
    G                          C             D
The sun will turn blue and the black will be white,
    G                         C             D
And midday and high noon will take place at night
G                          C               D
Dead men will roar and the swine will wear pearls,
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.


[Chorus]
          C   D    G
And we’ll all fall down,
       Am                          C            D
As the proud Queen of England eats pie from her crown
          C   D   Em            D
And we’ll all get high, you and I:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.


[Verse2]
        G                       C            D
All the kings on the earth will vacate their throne,
        G                           C          D
And the tramps and the beggars will have a new home
    G                             C                D
The bent will be straight and the straight will be curled,
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.
        G                        C           D
Oh, the raindrops that fall will rise in the air,
  G                       C              D
MTV rock and rollers will lose all their hair
    G                           C         D
You may think I’m kidding but I mean it I swear,
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.


[Chorus]
          C   D    G
And we’ll all fall down,
       Am                          C            D
As the proud Queen of England eats pie from her crown
          C   D   Em            D
And we’ll all get high, you and I:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.


[Break]
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
C   D7  G
Lie lie lie.


[Verse3]
      G                 C           D
All political prisoners will be set free;
      G                         C            D
Every one of their jailors will slide in the sea
    G                        C             D
Old rivals will shake hands, flags will be furled:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.
        G                         C          D
All the bankers in town will give money away free,
    G                   C            D
And Jennifer Lopez will make love to me
    G                      C             D
You may not believe it but just wait and see:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.

(Slower)
    G                    C           D
The preachers on TV will find true romance,
        G                        C           D
And the world’s politicians will shut up and dance
      G                  C          D
And Madonna Ciccone will put on her pants:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.


[Chorus]
          C   D    G
And we’ll all fall down,
       Am                          C            D
As the proud Queen of England eats pie from her crown
          C   D   Em            D
And we’ll all get high, you and I:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.


[Chorus]
          C   D    G
And we’ll all fall down,
       Am                          C            D
As the proud Queen of England eats pie from her crown
          C   D   Em            D
And we’ll all get high, you and I:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world:
         C         D            G
It’s the beautiful wreck of the world.


[Outro]
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie,
G   D   C   D
Lie lie lie lie.