Tom: G
G F D
The statue got me high
G F D
The statue got me high
G F C D C Em D
The monument of granite sent a beam into my eye
G F D
The statue made me die
G F D
The statue made me die
G F C D Em F G
It took my hand it killed me and it sent me to the sky
Chorus:
Em C D
The stone it called to me
G Em C Em C C D D
(And now I see the things the stone has shown to me)
Em C D
A rock that spoke a word
G Em C Em C C D D
(An animated mineral it can be heard)
Em C D G C Em D
And though I once preferred a human being's company
Em C D G C Em D
They pale before the monolith that towers over me
Verse 2:
G F D
The statue got me high
G F D
The statue got me high
G F C D C Em D
The truth is where the sculptor's chisel chipped away the lie
G F D
The statue made me fry
G F D
The statue made me fry
G F C D C Em D
My coat contained a furnace where there used to be a guy
Chorus 2:
Em C D
The stone it called to me
G Em C Em C C D D
(And now I see the things the stone has shown to me)
Em C D
A rock that spoke a word
G Em C Em C C D D
(An animated mineral it can be heard)
Em C D G C Em D
And as the screaming fire engine siren filled the air
Em C D G C Em D
The evidence had vanished from my charred and smoking chair
Post Chorus 1:
Em D G C
And what they found was just a statue
Em D G D C D
Standing where the statue got me high
Em D G C
And what they found was just a statue
Em D G D G
Standing where the statue got me high
Sax Solo:
Chorus 3:
Em C D
And now it is your turn
G Em C Em C C D D
(Your turn to see the stone and then your turn to burn)
Em C D
The stone it calls to you
G Em C Em C C D D
(You can't refuse to do the things it tells you to)
Em C D G C Em D
And as the screaming fire engine siren fills the air
Em C D G C Em D
The evidence will vanish from your charred and smoking chair
Post Chorus 2:
Em D G C
And what they found was just a statue
Em D G D C D
Standing where the statue got me high
Em D G C
And what they'll find is just a statue
Em D G D G
Standing where the statue got you high
