Intro: verse 1 I survived the dinner and the air went thinner I retired to the briars by the pool, it gets so loud If I die this instant, taken from a distance They would probably list it down, among other things 'round town Got my rings around me, I got baby to pound me I see stars and go weak, my baby cries and lays me down In the skies over black Venice, I see eyes of a white menace The surprise of the week, is that I never heard the sound verse 2: use verse 1 chords All the L.A. women, fall asleep while swimmin' I got paid to fish 'em out and then one day I lost the job And I cried a little, I got fried a little Then she laid her eyes on mine, and she said, "Babe, you're better off" Chorus 2: use Chorus 1 chords I got my rings around me, I got baby to pound me I see stars and go weak, my baby cries and lays me down In the skies over black Venice, I see eyes of a white menace The surprise of the week, is that I never heard the sound Bridge 1: Tunnel vision lights my way Lead a little life today Bridge 2: As the free-fall advances, I'm the moron who dances, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah I was teething on roses, I was in guns and noses, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Under the withering white skies of humiliation Under the withering white skies of humiliation Bridge 3: Tunnel vision lights my way Lead a little life today Tunnel vision lights my way Lead a little life today Outro:: She wore blue velvet, said she can't help it She wore blue velvet, said she can't help it She wore blue velvet, said she can't help it

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