[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G
What do you sing
C G
When the song's been sung
C
Who do you fight
G
When the war is won
C
What do you write
G
When the book is done
G
What do you sing
D G
When the song's been sung
[Verse 2]
G
How do you pray
C G
Till you find your prayer
C
How can you care so much
G
You just don't care
C
How do you feel
G
Until the feeling's lost
G
Until you love yourself
D G
How can you love someone
[Chorus]
D G
Here I am the hollow man
D G
Telling stories about the promise of a promised land
G/B C G
Feel like a cheap bouquet of flowers and a one-man band
D G D G
With my heart in hand, the hollow man
[Verse 3]
G
How does it work
C G
When the words don't come
C
It's like pulling the trigger
G
On an empty gun
C
You can't make it rain
G
Staring at the sun
G
So you work at your work
D G
Until the work gets done
[Chorus]
D G
Here I am the hollow man
D G
Telling stories about the promise of a promised land
C
Feel like a holy rose rosary
G
On a one night stand
D
With my heart in hand
G G7
The Hollow Man
[Bridge]
C
I'm a blank page, clean slate, at night
I'll give my soul away
G
When nothing's left, I'll give you a smile
C
I got these chords that won't wait
I'm much too vain to masturbate
D
No sacrificin' substance for style
Am C
Awe, anyway, ha, I got you to smile
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
G C G
What do you see that your eyes don't see?
C G
And what do you dream now that you've sold your dreams?
C G
And what do you sing when the song's been sung?
D G
What do you sing when the song's been sung?
[Chorus]
D G
Here I am the hollow man
D G
Telling stories about the promise of a promised land
C G
I feel like a cheap bouquet of flowers and a one-man band
C
I'm just a holy rose rosary
G
On a one night stand
D
With my heart in hand
D7 G
I am the Hollow Man
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