Friendly Fire

Intro Eb Ab Bb [Verse 1] Eb An inspirational tirade against me Ab Bb How to explain my life Eb Girls to the left of me Eb Boys to the right of me Ab Bb Neither husband nor wife [Verse 2] Eb Cm Though the days are filled with pain Ab Abm There is no one who'll explain Eb B Why I'm coming under Friendly fire Abm Fm Bm Shot in the fatal cause Gm Cm Of rock 'n' roll [Verse 3] Fm7 But there's no one Bb Really no one Eb To say why I endure Eb Under force majeure Ab Bb Slander without shame or tact Eb I who studied make up, mime and Buddha Ab Bb Who taught two generations to react [Verse 4] Eb Cm About me the critics lied Ab Abm I ignored them and survived Eb B In spite of coming under Friendly fire Ab Fm Bdim Shot in the fatal cause Gm Cm Of rock 'n' roll Fm7 But there's nothing Bb7 Eb Really nothing to deny Bridge Gb Bbm When I look back Abm Db My eyes are filled with tears D Db7 Danger to mascara Gbm Bm Bb7 Applause to my peers Eb When fame sustained me Eb And arenas acclaimed me Ab Bb I floated through life on a cloud Eb Of love and insanity Eb And pagan profanity Ab Bb Before a worshipping crowd [Verse 5] Eb Cm Now my status is ill-defined Ab Abm As an icon I'm inclined Eb B To be coming under Friendly fire Abm Fm Bdim Shot in the fatal cause Gm Cm Of rock 'n' roll [Verse 6] Fm7 But whatever Bb Dull or clever Gm Cm Points they've scored Fm7 I have never Bb Oh no never Eb Been ignored