Chess

Intro: Em The man is utterly mad -- you're playing a lunatic Em That's the problem. He's a brilliant lunatic and you can't tell which way he'll jump -- like his game he's impossible to analyse -- you can't dissect him, predict him -- which of course means he's not a lunatic at all. [Verso 1] Em What we've just seen's a pathetic display F# From a man who's beginning to crack E He's afraid C He knows he isn't the player he was Em And he won't get it back Nonsense! Em Why do my seconds E Always want to believe Em E Em Third-rate propaganda -- C My friend, please relax We're all on your side E Em C#m You know how you need us -- A D I don't need my army of so-called 'advisors' F# And helpers to tell me Bm G#m The man who's revitalised chess single-handed Bm F Is more or less out of his brain F Bm F When it's very clear Bm Em He's sane Instrumental: Em A Em E [Verso 2] Em Listen, we don't underestimate anyone F# We won't get caught in that trap B Bm C After all, winning or losing reflects on us all -- Em Oh don't give me that crap! I win -- no one else does E And I take the rap if I lose F# E It's not quite that simple C The whole world's tuned in, We're all on display C#m We're not merely sportsmen -- A D Oh please don't start spouting that old party line F# Yes I know it's your job but Bm E Just get out and get me a chess-playing second Bm B F In thirty-six hours we begin F Bm F F#m Am That is if you want to win! Instrumental: A E Em Dm D Dm A E Em Dm Am [Ponte] B E Who needs a dream? E Am Who needs ambition? Dm Who'd be the fool Dm Am In my position? Am Dm Once I had dreams Dm Am Now they're obsessions Am B Dm Hopes became needs E Am Lovers possessions Am B E Then they move in E Am Oh so discreetly Dm Slowly at first Dm Am Smiling too sweetly Am Dm I opened doors Dm Am They walked right through them Am B Dm Called me their friend E Dm I hardly knew them [Refrão] Dm Now I'm Am Where I want to be Am And who I want to be Am And doing what I F Always said I would E And yet I feel E I haven't won at all Am Running for my life Am And never looking back Am In case there's someone F Right behind to shoot me down E And say he always knew I'd fall E Dm When the crazy wheel Dm Am Slows down B E Where will I be? E Am Back where I started Am B E Don't get me wrong E Am I'm not complaining Dm Times have been good Dm Am Fast, entertaining Am Dm But what's the point Dm Am If I'm concealing Am B Dm Not only love E Dm All other feeling? Dm Now I'm Am Where I want to be Am And who I want to be Am And doing what I F Always said I would E And yet I feel E I haven't won at all Am Running for my life Am And never looking back Am In case there's someone F Right behind to shoot me down E And say he always knew I'd fall E Dm When the crazy wheel Dm Am Slows down B E Where will I be? E Am Back where I started VIIGAND, spoken Dm Comrade, Molokov tells me you want to play chess ANATOLY, spoken Am Go to hell