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Perfect Sense - Part 1
By Roger Waters
[Intro]
C
C     F     Bb    Eb    F
Bb    Eb    Ab    Db    Eb
[Verse 1]
AbThe monkey sat on a pile of stoneDb  
And he stared at the broken bone in his handGb  
And the strings of a Viennese quartet rang out across the landCb  Db  
The monkey looked up at the starGbs
And he thought to himself
Memory is a Cbstranger
History is for foolsE  
And he cleaned his hands in a pool of holy writingA  
Turned his back on the garden and set out for the Bnearest town
Hold on, hold on Esoldier
[Verse 2]
When you add it all up, the tears and the marrowAbone
There's an ounce of gold and an ounce of pride in each ledgerD  
And the Germans kill the Jews and the Jews kill the Arabs
And the GArabs kill the hostages and that is the news
AAnd is it any wonder that the monkey's confused
He said DMama Mama, the President's a fool
Why do I have to keep reading these technical Gmanuals
And the joint chiefs of staff and the brokers on Wall Street said
CDon't make us laugh, you're a smart kid
Time is linear, memory's a stranger
FHistory is for fools, Man is a tool in the hands of the great God Almighty
And they Ggave him command of, a nuclear submarine
And Gsent him back, in search of the Garden of CEden

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Perfect Sense Part 1

by Roger Waters

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Perfect Sense - Part 1

By Roger Waters

[Intro]

C F Bb Eb F

Bb Eb Ab Db Eb

[Verse 1]

Ab Db

The monkey sat on a pile of stone

And he stared at the broken bone in his hand

Cb Db

And the strings of a Viennese quartet rang out across the land

The monkey looked up at the stars

And he thought to himself

Memory is a stranger

History is for fools

And he cleaned his hands in a pool of holy writing

Turned his back on the garden and set out for the nearest town

Hold on, hold on soldier

[Verse 2]

When you add it all up, the tears and the marrowbone

There's an ounce of gold and an ounce of pride in each ledger

And the Germans kill the Jews and the Jews kill the Arabs

And the Arabs kill the hostages and that is the news

And is it any wonder that the monkey's confused

He said Mama Mama, the President's a fool

Why do I have to keep reading these technical manuals

And the joint chiefs of staff and the brokers on Wall Street said

Don't make us laugh, you're a smart kid

Time is linear, memory's a stranger

History is for fools, Man is a tool in the hands of the great God Almighty

And they gave him command of, a nuclear submarine

G C

And sent him back, in search of the Garden of Eden

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