Plastic Palace People
(Engel)
C Bb
Over the rooftops sails Billy
Ab C
A string tied to his underwear
F
Through cobblestone streets a child races
Eb C
And shouts "Billy! Come down from there!"
Bb
"My Mother's calling", his voice whimpers
Ab C
A string clutched in his tiny hand
F Eb
"Not 'til I've seen the sky's not lit up in tears"
C
"Child, try and understand"
Ab/C C
"Don't pull the string, don't bring me down"
Ab/C
"Don't make me land..."
Eb Ebsus4 Eb Eb(add9) Eb Ebsus4 Eb
Eb(add9) Eb (etc)
Plastic palace people
Sing silent songs, they dream too long
Gb
Their memories just stare
Eb
Plastic palace Alice
She steals her cards, tomorrow deals
Gb Gb(b5)
With deafening despair
Gm Cm/G Gm
Hurry! You've got to get in line
Cm/G Gm
Your nose might start to shine
Ebm
And sweat it out and dance about
Gbm
The whole world's out of line
C Bb
A harvest of stars surrounds Billy
Ab C
The night clings to his happy eyes
F
A sleepin' town square, beneath the fountain
Eb C
A child murmurs a weary sigh
Ab/C C Ab/C
"My mother weeps and weaves her hair with worries"
C Ab
"Please come down from there"
Eb Ebsus4 Eb Eb(add9) Eb Ebsus4 Eb
Eb(add9) Eb (etc)
Plastic palace people
Through fields of clay and granite grey
Gb
They play without a sound
Eb
Plastic palace Alice
Blows gaping holes to store her fears
Gb Gb(b5)
Inside her lover's head
Gm Cm/G Gm
Listen, they're laughing in the halls
Gm/G Gm
They rip your face with lies
Ebm
To passing eyes, you cry for help
Gbm
Like dogs they bark replies...
C Bb Ab
Over the rooftops bursts Billy Balloon
C
Sadly the string descends
F Eb
Searching its way down through blue submarine air
C
The polka dot underwear
Ab/C C
To meet the trees in morning square
Ab/C C
Just hanging there, just hanging there
Bb Cmaj7 repeat to fade