F E F E F Em C

[Verse 1]

F
She may well have been
                           B   C
The most beautiful girl in the world
    F
Her life snuffed out
                          B C
Like a bulldozer crushing a pearl


[Verse 2]

    F
The secret committee
E
Deep in its lair
Eb           G#
Conveniently far
         D           C
From the cold desert air
       Bb
Puts a tick in a box
          G#
Turns the key in a lock
   F#                      F
To loosen the bonds in her hair

[Verse 3]

Eb
Sleep if you can
                     Bb
Wrapped safe in your cloak
    Eb
The tumbledown twilight

Havana smoke
               Bb
Caught in your throat
         Eb
Mistress Liberty's dance
     Gm
Held you in its trance
    C#                      C          Bb
Her bosoms were loaded with nectar and lances
G#
"Well, boys," she said
          F#
"You have broken the trust
     F
Hold on to that stick if you must."

G#m G# Bb B Bb C7 C# Bbm F

[Verse 4]

Eb
Take a fresh grip
            F   Bb
On the crucible rune
    Gm
The patchwork of ashes
                        Bb
Sweeps away love like a broom
Eb
Madness comes down
         Gm
Like the crackpot of ages
    C#
The raging of angels
  Fm         Bb
Cathedral of stars
G#
Christopher Robin says
F#
"Alice, go home now
        F
They're no longer changing the guard"

C# Fm B Ebm
G# F# E Eb

[Verse 5]
B
"Hold on," she said
                G#m F#
"You're breaking my heart."
     B
It's weird how the steel rails
                   F#
Disappear into the dark
     B                  Bb
They clung to the ivory tower on her braids
          A               G#   F#
They were never afraid of falling
        E                           D
But the bomb hit the spot where the numbers all stop
        C#                                        G#m
And the last thing they heard was her calling....

[Verse 6]

G#m        Ebm
Home.......oh
           B           F#
I'm coming home
                      B     F#
I'm the life that you gave
F#                   B      F#
I'm the children you saved
F#                  B      Ebm
I'm the promise you made
Ebm               B        F#
I'm the woman you crave

   B
So hold on...
           E     B                   E
I'm coming home (Hold on, I'm coming home)