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[Verse 1]
EmHe's a hollow man  Cin a dead land
GHe's a fool with Dsus2/F#men for change
EmHe's a hot shot,  Cin his high rise
GA glass of wine and a Dsus2/F#lady by his side
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe city is drunk on the Cmoney he's burnt
GYet he still prays these Dsus2/F#whispered words
EmOf 'things are good cause CI'm not dead yet'
[Chorus]
COh, oh, oh, oh, Goh, oh, oh, oh
EmOh, oh, oh, oh, Dsus2/F#oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 2]
EmHe's a warrior Cand a fighter
GHe's a fool Dsus2/F#with a twisted smile
EmIn his bloodstream, Cruns the story
GOf a maestro cut loose Dsus2/F#in the hands of misuse
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe city is drunk on the Cmoney he's burnt
GYet he still prays these Dsus2/F#whispered words
EmOf 'things are good cause CI'm not dead yet'
[Chorus]
COh, oh, oh, oh, Goh, oh, oh, oh
EmOh, oh, oh, oh, Dsus2/F#oh, oh, oh, oh
Look at you Cmaestro, Gall alEmone and growing Dsus2/F#old
Look at your Cpoor soul, Gall alEmone in your city of Dsus2/F#gold
[Bridge]
EmAll our finery, Cleft in pieces on the Gfloor
What a sight to see, he Dsus2/F#waved away my words
EmAll our finery, Cleft in pieces on the Gfloor
What a sight to see, Dsus2/F#what a sight to see
EmAll our finery, Cleft in pieces on the Gfloor
What a sight to see, he Dsus2/F#waved away my words in search of Emsomething more
CA sight to see, Ghe waved away my words in Dsus2/F#search of something more
[Instrumental]
Em C G Dsus2/F#
Em C G Dsus2/F#
[Chorus]
Look at you Cmaestro, Gall alEmone and growing Dsus2/F#old
Look at your Cpoor soul, Gall alEmone in your city of Dsus2/F#gold
Look at you CmaestroG,    Em          Dsus2/F#look at your Cpoor souGlEm  Dsus2/F#  

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Maestro

by Sarah Close

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Dsus2/F#

[Verse 1]

Em C

He's a hollow man in a dead land

G Dsus2/F#

He's a fool with men for change

Em C

He's a hot shot, in his high rise

G Dsus2/F#

A glass of wine and a lady by his side

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C

The city is drunk on the money he's burnt

G Dsus2/F#

Yet he still prays these whispered words

Em C

Of 'things are good cause I'm not dead yet'

[Chorus]

C G

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Em Dsus2/F#

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Verse 2]

Em C

He's a warrior and a fighter

G Dsus2/F#

He's a fool with a twisted smile

Em C

In his bloodstream, runs the story

G Dsus2/F#

Of a maestro cut loose in the hands of misuse

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C

The city is drunk on the money he's burnt

G Dsus2/F#

Yet he still prays these whispered words

Em C

Of 'things are good cause I'm not dead yet'

[Chorus]

C G

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Em Dsus2/F#

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

C G Em Dsus2/F#

Look at you maestro, all alone and growing old

C G Em Dsus2/F#

Look at your poor soul, all alone in your city of gold

[Bridge]

Em C G

All our finery, left in pieces on the floor

Dsus2/F#

What a sight to see, he waved away my words

Em C G

All our finery, left in pieces on the floor

Dsus2/F#

What a sight to see, what a sight to see

Em C G

All our finery, left in pieces on the floor

Dsus2/F# Em

What a sight to see, he waved away my words in search of something more

C G Dsus2/F#

A sight to see, he waved away my words in search of something more

[Instrumental]

Em C G Dsus2/F#

[Chorus]

C G Em Dsus2/F#

Look at you maestro, all alone and growing old

C G Em Dsus2/F#

Look at your poor soul, all alone in your city of gold

C G Em Dsus2/F# C G Em Dsus2/F#

Look at you maestro, look at your poor soul

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