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[Intro]
 E-  G#-  A- B  
 A-  E- B  
[Verse 1]
EPsychedelic invocations
G#Of Mata Hari at Athe station
BI give to you
AA Java princess of Hindu Birth
EA woman of flesh a child of earth
BI give to you
EThe hanging gardens of Babylon
G#Miles Davis the Ablack unicorn
BI give to you
AThe Palaces of Montezuma
EAnd the Gardens of Akbar's tomb
BI give to you
EThe spider Goddess and the Needle Boy
G#The slave-dwarves Athey employ
BI give to you
AA custard-coloured super-dream
EOf Ali McGraw and Steve McQueen
BI give to you
[Chorus 1]
AC'mon Ebaby, let's get out of the cBold
AAnd give me, give me, give me your preciEous love for Bme to hold
[Verse 2]
EThe epic of Gilgamesh
G#A pretty little Ablack A-line dress
BI give to you
AThe spinal cord of JFK
EWrapped in Marilyn Monroe's negligee
BI give to you
EI want nothing in return
G#Just the softest Alittle breathless word
BI ask of you
AA word contained in a grain of sand
EThat can barely walk can't even stand
BI ask of you
[Chorus 2]
AOh c'mEon baby, let's get out of thBe cold
AAnd gimme gimme gimme your precious love Efor me to hoBld
AC'mon Ebaby come out of the coBld
AAnd gimme gimme gimme your precious love Efor me to hoBld

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Palaces Of Montezuma

by Grinderman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E G# A B

- - -

A E B

- -

[Verse 1]

Psychedelic invocations

G# A

Of Mata Hari at the station

I give to you

A Java princess of Hindu Birth

A woman of flesh a child of earth

I give to you

The hanging gardens of Babylon

G# A

Miles Davis the black unicorn

I give to you

The Palaces of Montezuma

And the Gardens of Akbar's tomb

I give to you

The spider Goddess and the Needle Boy

G# A

The slave-dwarves they employ

I give to you

A custard-coloured super-dream

Of Ali McGraw and Steve McQueen

I give to you

[Chorus 1]

A E B

C'mon baby, let's get out of the cold

A E B

And give me, give me, give me your precious love for me to hold

[Verse 2]

The epic of Gilgamesh

G# A

A pretty little black A-line dress

I give to you

The spinal cord of JFK

Wrapped in Marilyn Monroe's negligee

I give to you

I want nothing in return

G# A

Just the softest little breathless word

I ask of you

A word contained in a grain of sand

That can barely walk can't even stand

I ask of you

[Chorus 2]

A E B

Oh c'mon baby, let's get out of the cold

A E B

And gimme gimme gimme your precious love for me to hold

A E B

C'mon baby come out of the cold

A E B

And gimme gimme gimme your precious love for me to hold

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