I (F)knew a (C7sus)man

who (F)lived in (C7sus)fear.

It was huge, (F7)it was (Bb)an gry, it was (Dm)draw ing (C7sus)near.

Be (F)hind his (C7sus)house, a se cret (C7sus)place, was the shad ow (F7)of the (Bb)de mon he could (Dm)nev er (C7sus)face.

He (Gm7)built a (F)wall

of (Bb)steel and (F)flame, and (Bb)men with (C7)guns

to (C7sus)keep it (F)tame.

Then, stand ing (C7sus)back, he made it (C7sus)plain that the night (F7)mare would (Bb)nev er ev er (Dm)rise (C)a (F)gain.

But the fear (F7)and the (Bb)fi re and the (Bbsus2)guns (C7sus)re (F)main.

It does (F)n’t mat ter now; it’s o (F)ver an y how.

He tells (F)the world that it’s sleep (F)ing.

But as (F)the night came ’round, I heard (F)its lone ly (F7)sound.

It was (F)n’t roar ing, it was weep (F)ing.

It was (F)n’t roar ing, it was weep ing.

And (G)then one (D7sus)day, the neigh bors (D7sus)came.

They were cu ri (G7)ous to (C)know a bout the (Em)smoke and (D7sus)flame.

They (G)stood a (D7sus)round out side the (D7sus)wall, but of course, (G7)there was (C)noth ing to be (Em)heard at (D7sus)all.

“My (Am7)friends,” he (G)said,

“we’ve (C)reached our (G)goal.

The (C)threat is (D7)un der firm con (G)trol.

As (G)long as (D7sus)peace and or der (D7sus)reign, I’ll be damned if (G7)I can (C)see a rea son (Em)to (D)ex (G)plain why the fear (G7)and the (C)fi re and the (Em7)guns (D7sus)re (G)main.”

It does (G)n’t mat ter now; it’s o (G)ver an y how.

He tells (G)the world that it’s sleep (G)ing.

But as (G)the night came ’round, I heard (G)its lone ly (G7)sound.

It was (G)n’t roar ing, it was weep (G)ing.

It was (G)n’t roar ing, it was weep (G)ing.

Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.

Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.

(CN.C.)*O qa qo ku qa qe ka yo O kun ga qa qi Kuyi shi ye la aban ye.

O qa qo ku qa qe ka yo O kun ga qa qi Kuyi shi ye la aban ye.

Does n’t mat (G5)ter now.

qa qo ku qa qe ka yo It’s o kun ver an (G5)y gi how.

Kuyi shi ye la aban ye.

Does n’t mat (G5)ter now.

qa qo ku qa qe ka yo It’s o kun ver an (G5)y qi how.

Kuyi shi ye la aban ye.

weep (G)ing.

Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.

Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.

Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.

Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.

Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.