Mark Gillespie Mayday In Arcadia Intro: | C - G | C C/B Am F C G F C G In the distance, in the gloom, Dm F C G There’s a long procession of deep sea divers, coming from an airtight room Dm F C G Their dancing lights give a false impression, it were all over soon Dm F C G And Baby and Ben, has just dropped in, Doc says, I only got to do an incision Dm F C G Some guy named de Sade and he’s taking it hard, but I guess he had to learn his lesson C G Dm Neptune’s in his palace, at the bottom of the sea, and his priests won’t reveal F C G That their prophecies are turning out to be no fantasy Dm F C G They say the world will end at eight o’clock, Father Time gave his blessing at three Dm F And they’ve barred the windows and they’re locking the doors C G And they’re waiting for the shot just like me Dm F C G And Helen of Troy, she’s making love with the boy, Mali’s high jealousy C G Dm There’s not a cloud in sight yeah it’s a sunny day and there’s mermaids all along the shore F C G And they’re waiting, yeah, but they’re not sure exactly what for Dm F C G Virgil’s reading back, through the Iliad, and Achilles is checking his heels Dm F C G And God has lost any will that he had, just a-wishing that he had four wheels Dm F C G And all the angels in Arcadia, man, they’re screaming for a better deal Dm F C G They’d like to strike, they say it’s their right, instead they’re only made to kneel C G Dm And the sun’s setting lower, the wind starts moaning, who could have known F C G That red hot stone would rain down like sleet and snow Dm F C G | C – G | While they sleep horn death is blowing, a fiery curtain is closing the show Dm F C G Noah’s boat can’t even float, he’s on the wrong telephone Dm F C G God’s chariots, they can’t even carry it, can’t even get dial tone Dm F C G And it’s Mayday in Arcadia, all the rats are leaving home And it’s Mayday in Arcadia, man, you better get back to your homes And it’s Mayday in Arcadia, the rats . . . . . What else can I say to ya, either you dig it or you don’t And it’s Mayday in Arcadia, you better go back to your home Tab by Danny Lloyd comments / corrections welcome to dannill@optusnet.com.au