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Pilates Lament by John and Sheila Ludgate
Pilates Lament
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
Am F C G Em - F C G Am
Am F C G Em
I don’t understand these people, their rules and their laws
F C G Am
And who is this man, they claim he calls himself God
F C G Em
Quiet but clever, I can find no wrong
F C G Am
But the sooner I let them have their way, the sooner they’ll be gone
F C G Em
I wish I was back in Rome, far from this peasant crowd
F C G Am
At the centre of the world, with the beautiful, the proud
F C G Em
The emperor, the court, a chance to be seen
F C G Am
But until I’m done I’m stuck here, dealing with these no-win scenes
[Chorus]
G Am G Am
So I wash my hands of this case, in this sad and strange land
G Am Dm Am
But I’ve somehow become guilty, this man’s blood is on my hands
F C G Em
Now I’m the ruler who did nothing, just let the deed be done
Dm Am G Am
I’ve become the accused, history’s unforgiven one
[Instrumental:] Verse Progression
F C G Em
These people have pushed me too far, I’ll make their victory their loss
F C G Am
They want me to change the words that I’ve placed on that cross
F C G Em
“King of the Jews”, was I driven by anger or by the divine
F C G Am
Well I’ve written what I’ve written, now we’ll all live with that line.
Repeat Chorus
F C G Em
…I’m the ruler who did nothing, just let the deed be done
Dm Am G Am
Now the stone’s been rolled away, and I’m the guilty one
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