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The Great Sun Jester

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Authors Note: This is my first ever submission for UltimateGuitar.com, so please bear
with me. It's just the basic chord changes for this little known BOC song off the
"Mirrors" LP, as best as I could figure them. It sounds especially nice if you play the
verses with arpeggio strumming, then switch to full chords for the chorus.
I also recommend listening to the actual recording to get the timing of the vocals, if
you're into that sort of thing.
[INTRO]: [ A   G   D  G] x 2
[VERSE]:
AThey have Gkilled the great sun Djes-Gter
AWho Gdanced between the sDtarsG  
AThey have Gstripped him of his Dman-Ghood
ASigns of GVenus and of DMarsG  
AThe cynics Gleft him weeping, and the Djackals left him Gtorn
And the Ajester reaches Gout blind hands, He can Dtouch the stars G... no Amore.
[ A- G- D- D   G   D  G] x 2
[CHORUS]:
And he Atook the stars Gin his hands
And as he Dscattered them he'd shoutD  G  D  G  
"I'm the Ajoker of the Guniverse
I'm Dwhat it's all abDouGt."D  G  
Now he's Adying in his Ggrief
And the Dhard men dragged him downD  G  D  G  
They have Akilled the wild-eyed Gjester
They have Dkilled the Gfire - Aclown
[Repeat INTRO]
[VERSE]:
ANow his Gblind eyes seek the DstarGlight
AAnd his Gfingers seek conDtrolsG  
ATo Gtake him into Dspace aGgain
AWhere he Gwas both young and DoldG  
AThe dancers Gstiff with pain, and they've Dmade him kneel too Glong
And the Amadness they have Gdriven out, they've Dleft him cold .G... and Asane.
[ A- G- D- D   G   D  G] x 2
[CHORUS]:
And he Atook the stars Gin his hands
And as he Dscattered them he'd shoutD  G  D  G  
"I'm the Ajoker of the Guniverse
I'm Dwhat it's all abDouGt."D  G  
Now he's Adying in his Ggrief
And the Dhard men dragged him downD  G  D  G  
They have Akilled the wild-eyed Gjester
They have Dkilled the Gfire - Aclown
[ A- G- D- G- D- A]
AHe'll never G- sing his songs - agDain....G  D  A  
AHe'll never Gdance between the stars - agDain...G.D  A  
AHe'll never G- laugh - Dagain....G  D  A  
ANo he'll never ever G- laugh - aDgain....G  D  A  
A- G- D- D   G   D  G  
Oh, no....
Repeat [ A- G- D- D   G   D  G] and fade...
Or, since I always like to put endings on songs
(And I can't really "fade" while playing live
[ A- G- D- D   G   D  G] x 4 then end with A  
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