Lyrics:

(The | means a new measure and the means the bass note on the current chord.) |Eb |C |Eb |C | Eb |G-Bb | Who robbed the cradle, who robbed the grave C |F- | Who's the one that asked to be saved Bb Bo7 |C- Db |Ab Gb Gb F | No, wo-wo-wo no answer came Eb |G-Bb | I moved to the country that cried of shame C |F- | I left my home and found a name Bb Bo7 |C- Db |Ab Gb Gb F | No, wo-wo-wo nobody could explain C-G C Eb G |Ab Bb Ab | Have mercy, cried the blacksmith C-G C Eb G |Ab Bb Ab | How're you gonna replace human hands C-G C Eb G |Ab Bb Ab | Found guilty, said the judge C-G C Eb G |Ab |Ab(7) ||Eb |C |Eb |C || For not being in demand verse: Frozen fingers at the keyboard Could this be the big reward No, no answer came Brought up everybody to see for themselves They wouldn't believe it from no one else No, nobody could explain chorus: Dead tongue said the poet To the daughter of burlesque Cocteau, Van Gogh and Geronimo C-G C Eb G |Ab |Ab(7) ||Eb |C |Eb |C || They used up what was left |Bb(7) | | | |Bb(7) | | | Bo7 | chorus: Cry wolf, said the martyr I don't believe I'm alive You're the hero, said the mute C-G C Eb G |Ab |Ab(7) ||Eb |C |Eb |C || And you're bound to sur-vive outro: |F7 |Bb7 |Eb(7) | | | | to fade