E5: 079900 Emaj7: 079890 Intro: E5 Verse E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 Mr. Richards, your position is a messenger pigeon, E5 Emaj7 E5 left behind you when the camp moved on. E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 You thought that you had listened but the words had never crystallized, E5 Emaj7 E5 into a truth that you might own, hey hey Chorus Asus2 EEmaj7 Mr Richards your decision, pay attention pay attention Verse E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 Mr. Richards your forgiven for a narrow lack of vision, E5 Emaj7 E5 but the firesare still raging on... E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 The public's got opinions and these consequences border on the compound that E5 Emaj7 E5 razed where zealots sang, hey, hey Chorus Asus2 E5 Emaj7 Mr. Richards, your decision, pay attention, pay attention Bridge D So listen, your intention, sign the paper, stamp the ribbon, E5 Emaj7 E5 You're mistaken if you think we'll just forget. D A You can thump your chest and rattle, stand in front of your piano but, G F#m7 E5 G F#m7 E5 We know, what's going on, Yes, we know what's going on, G F#m7 E5 We're the children of the choir hey, G F#m7 E5 And we know what's going on. Verse E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 Mr. Richards your conviction, had us cheering in the kitchen, E5 Emaj7 E5 now the jury's eating pigeon pie, E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 So tell me how is prison, have they taught you how to listen?, E5 Emaj7 E5 We've begun to bridge the schism, pay attention pay attention, Chorus Asus2 E5 Emaj7 Mr. Richards your decision, pay attention, pay attention. Bridge D A You can thump your chest and rattle,stand in front of your piano but, G F#m7 E5 G F#m7 E5 We know what's going on, Yes we know what's going on, G F#m7 E5 G F#m7 E5 We're the children of the choir hey, from the compound fire hey, G F#E5 And we know what's going on, G F#E5 Yes we know what's going on. Outro: G F#m7 E5 x2