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[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
I was not the one you Fwanted
AmYou can see I'm reconFciled
DmMust you Cbe so disapGpointed
DmCan you not Ccarry on in Gstyle
Is it Amtoo much to G/Bsay we loved Chard
'Til the wForld fell back in Cplace
And left us where we Gare
[Chorus]
I Cfeel like the Gking when the G/Bqueen loses Amfaith
And the crowd rushes Fin to tear down the Cgate
While the Cwhole palace Gslept and I G/Bnever rang the Ambell
Maybe that's poetic Fjustice, but it's pretty hard to Ctell
[Verse]
And Amwhen the fortune wheel is Fspinning
AmLuck is fortune's dirty Fjoke
DmAnd a Cplayer's chance of Gwinning
DmIs diCminished by his Ghope
Can't you Amlaugh just to G/Bthink of the Cgold
We had Frunning though our Chands
When we were on a Groll
[Chorus]
I Cfeel like the Gking when the G/Bqueen loses Amfaith
And the crowd rushes Fin to tear down the Cgate
And deCclare what was Gmine I G/Bstole from someone Amelse
Maybe that's poetic Fjustice, but it's pretty hard to Ctell
[Bridge]
It's hard to Etell
Why the Amsolid ground surprised us when we Ffell
It's hard to Csay, it's life and Edeath
Or just so Ammany bitter words beneath your Fbreath
[Chorus]
I Cfeel like the Gking when the G/Bqueen loses Amfaith
And the crowd rushes Fin to tear down the Cgate
While the Cwhole palace Gslept and I G/Bnever rang the Ambell
Maybe that's poetic Fjustice, but it's pretty hard to Ctell
[Chorus]
I feel like the Gking when the G/Bqueen loses Amhope
And the crowd rushes Fin to raise the gallows Cpole
And declare what they must Gdo, I'm Edoing to myAmself
Well, if that's poetic Fjustice, how can anybody Ctell?

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Poetic Justice

by Maura O'Connell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

[Intro]

[Verse]

I was not the one you wanted

Am F

You can see I'm reconciled

Dm C G

Must you be so disappointed

Dm C G

Can you not carry on in style

Am G/B C

Is it too much to say we loved hard

F C

'Til the world fell back in place

And left us where we are

[Chorus]

C G G/B Am

I feel like the king when the queen loses faith

F C

And the crowd rushes in to tear down the gate

C G G/B Am

While the whole palace slept and I never rang the bell

F C

Maybe that's poetic justice, but it's pretty hard to tell

[Verse]

Am F

And when the fortune wheel is spinning

Am F

Luck is fortune's dirty joke

Dm C G

And a player's chance of winning

Dm C G

Is diminished by his hope

Am G/B C

Can't you laugh just to think of the gold

F C

We had running though our hands

When we were on a roll

[Chorus]

C G G/B Am

I feel like the king when the queen loses faith

F C

And the crowd rushes in to tear down the gate

C G G/B Am

And declare what was mine I stole from someone else

F C

Maybe that's poetic justice, but it's pretty hard to tell

[Bridge]

It's hard to tell

Am F

Why the solid ground surprised us when we fell

C E

It's hard to say, it's life and death

Am F

Or just so many bitter words beneath your breath

[Chorus]

C G G/B Am

I feel like the king when the queen loses faith

F C

And the crowd rushes in to tear down the gate

C G G/B Am

While the whole palace slept and I never rang the bell

F C

Maybe that's poetic justice, but it's pretty hard to tell

[Chorus]

G G/B Am

I feel like the king when the queen loses hope

F C

And the crowd rushes in to raise the gallows pole

G E Am

And declare what they must do, I'm doing to myself

F C

Well, if that's poetic justice, how can anybody tell?

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