The riff played throughout the verses:
E|-3---5-7---10-9---3---5-7---10-9---3---5-7---10-9---3---5-7---10-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------8---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|GEmAGEmAGEmAGEmCmaj7
During the chorus, the chords are played by moving the D shape up the neck.
D is played on 2, F is played on 5, G is played on 7, and D# is played on 3.
* = strum once
[Intro]
GEmAGEmAGEmAGEmCmaj7
[Verse 1]
GEmA
The Jesus nut, the London eye
GEmA
The sweet surrender, the last goodbye
GEmA
City of evil, city of churches
GEmCmaj7
Janissary, mercenary
Cmaj7
A la croat
GEmA
Gospel, scripture, church and pope
GEmA
We dare to differ so dance from a rope
GEmA
I stand informed as opposed to corrected
GEmCmaj7
The plaintive cry
Cmaj7
From the Lorelei
GEmA
The Jesus nut, the London eye
GEmA
The sweet surrender, the last goodbye
GEmA
City of evil, city of churches
GEmCmaj7
Janissary, mercenary
Cmaj7
A la croat
[Chorus]
DFG
I've forgotten more than I've done
DFD#
I remember more than I did
DFG
God, a pale curse
DFD
In my own universe
DFG
I've forgotten more than I've done
DFD#
I remember more than I did
DFG
God, a pale curse
DFD
In my own universe
A
A curse
[Verse 2]
GEmA
Gospel, scripture, church and pope
GEmA
We dare to differ so dance from a rope
GEmA
I stand informed as opposed to corrected
GEmCmaj7
The plaintive cry
Cmaj7
From the Lorelei
GEmA
The Jesus nut, the London eye
GEmA
The sweet surrender, the last goodbye
GEmA
City of evil, city of churches
GEmCmaj7
Janissary, mercenary
Cmaj7
A la croat
Gospel, scripture, church and pope
GEmA
We dare to differ so dance from a rope
GEmA
I stand informed as opposed to corrected
GEmCmaj7
The plaintive cry
Cmaj7
From the Lorelei
[Chorus]
DFG
I've forgotten more than I've done
DFD#
I remember more than I did
DFG
God, a pale curse
DFD
In my own universe
DFG
I've forgotten more than I've done
DFD#
I remember more than I did
DFG
God, a pale curse
DFD
In my own universe
DFG
I've forgotten more than I've done
DFD#
I remember more than I did
DFG
God, a pale curse
DFD
In my own universe
DFG
God, a pale curse
DFD#
God, a pale curse
DFDm*
God, a pale curse
[Outro]
DmAmDmAmDmAmDmAmDmAmDmAm