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The Endless Enigma

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D   C   Bb   Am
[Verse]
GWhy Cdo you Dstare
Do you Gthink Cthat I Gcare?
GYou've Cbeen misDlead
By the Gthoughts Cin your Ghead
DYour Gwords Cwaste and deDcay
EmNothing you D/F#say
          C         Am    D    G( C   D  Em)
Reaches my ears anyway
You never spoke Bba word of truthEb  D4  D  
Eb F Bb C D
[Verse]
GWhy Cdo you Dthink
I beGlieve Cwhat you Gsaid
GFew Cof your Dwords
Ever GenCter my Ghead
DI'm Gtired of Cliving with Dfreaks
With Emtongues in their D/F#cheeks
             C              Am     D    G( C   D  Em)
Turning their eyes as they speak
They make me sicBbk and tiredEb  D4  D  
Eb F Bb C D
[Chorus]
EArF#me yoG#mu confused Ato the Bpoint in C#myour mind, thougBh you're blind
ECaBn'C#mt yoBu C#msee G#myou'F#mre wAroBngD  
GWon't yoAmu refuse Bmto be uCsed even Dthough Emyou may knowD  
GI DcaEmn seDe Emyou'Bmre wAmronCgD  
GPlease, Dplease, Fplease open your eGyes
GPlease, Dplease, Fplease don't give me lGies
DI've Grode Call of the Dearth
EmWitnessed my D/F#birth
            C           Am    D    G( C   D  Em)
Cried at the sight of a man
And still I don'Ft know who I amEb  D4  D  
Eb F Bb C D

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The Endless Enigma

by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

F#m

G#m

C#m

D C Bb Am

[Verse]

G C D

Why do you stare

G C G

Do you think that I care?

G C D

You've been mislead

G C G

By the thoughts in your head

D G C D

Your words waste and decay

Em D/F#

Nothing you say

C Am D G C D Em

( )

Reaches my ears anyway

Bb Eb D4 D

You never spoke a word of truth

Eb F Bb C D

[Verse]

G C D

Why do you think

G C G

I believe what you said

G C D

Few of your words

G C G

Ever enter my head

D G C D

I'm tired of living with freaks

Em D/F#

With tongues in their cheeks

C Am D G C D Em

( )

Turning their eyes as they speak

Bb Eb D4 D

They make me sick and tired

Eb F Bb C D

[Chorus]

E F#m G#m A B C#m B

Are you confused to the point in your mind, though you're blind

E B C#m B C#m G#m F#m A B D

Can't you see you're wrong

G Am Bm C D Em D

Won't you refuse to be used even though you may know

G D Em D Em Bm Am C D

I can see you're wrong

G D F G

Please, please, please open your eyes

G D F G

Please, please, please don't give me lies

D G C D

I've rode all of the earth

Em D/F#

Witnessed my birth

C Am D G C D Em

( )

Cried at the sight of a man

F Eb D4 D

And still I don't know who I am

Eb F Bb C D

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