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[Verse 1] [G] I am thinking about the woman [C]in a century of peace [G]On a bright mosaic [C]she is washing on her knees And she looks [G]up at the black sky beyond the moun[C]tain tall [G]She says, "Oh good, the rain is [Em]finally [C]going to [Am]fall [C]tod[G]ay.[C]"[G][C] This [Am]was P[C]ompeii. [Am][C] [Verse 2] [Am]And [C]everyone[G] has memories of the [C]night that melted stone [G]The neighbor's nightgown, the screaming [C]on the phone And the [G]tired man at the station [C]says, "We can't tell who's alive [G]All we ever know is that the [Em]tourists survive." [Am]"Tra la, [C]tra [G]la," they [C]say, [G]they say[C] "Let's Go Pompeii." [Am][C] [Verse 3] [Am]I thin[G]k about Pompeii [C]when I feel an end is near, Just be[G]fore the rain and every [C]time you disappear. And I think about a [G]teacup, sus[C]pended and half- served. And all the [G]scholars know is that it's [C]perfectly [Am]preserved.[C][G] [C]That's all they [G]say.[C] This was Pompeii. [Am][C][G][C] [Verse 4] [Dsus4]And as fo[Em]r my own kingdom, not a table leg was charred [G]I simple lost my kingdom [C]'cause I held it much too hard Once I [G]had a sadness, the sadness [C]turned to trust The [G]trust turned into ashes and to [Em]lawyers and [Am]dust A [G]century, [C]a d[G]ay[C] [Am]This was [C]Pompeii. [Outro 1] [Am] [C][Am][C][Am][C][G][C] [G]
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