The Knockout Artist by Cathal Coughlan
From the Cathal Coughlan’s 2021 Song of Co-Aklan album. Written by Cathal Coughlan. No capo.
CHORUS 1
[Abm7] Now, [Bbm7] everything is an [Ebm] act
[Bbm] Don’t be fooled by the [Abm7] facts
[Bb7] The world wants you [Ebm] back
VERSE 1
[Bmmaj7] Golden ears and [F#7] brass patella
[D] My children Publius and [E] Fontanella
[Gmaj7] My statu [A] ettes, my country [Bm7] pile
[Bmmaj7] Write their names on the [F#7] good school wait list
[D] Nips and tucks and the [E] optometrist
[Gmaj7] Engine sounds and [F#m7] kitchens make me [E] smile
CHORUS 2
[Abm7] Now [Bbm7] for the cranium [Ebm] hack
[Bbm] The eye-socket [Abm7] flash
[Bb7] The spine-stack [Ebm7] collapse
[Abm7] Please [Bbm7] smash your [Ebm] own jaw
[Bbm] To ironic ap [Abm7] plause
[Bb7] The world wants you [Ebm] back
VERSE 2
[Bmmaj7] You took the train to the [F#7] coast to gamble
[D] Rain of ruin, just a [E] tearful shambles
[Gmaj7] Opponents not re [A] quired to seal de [Bm] feat
[Bmmaj7] See the lights of the [F#7] seafront arcade
[D] Gold bars, cherries and me [E] tallic cascades
[Gmaj7] Stake erased, in [F#m7] cluding hostel [E] fee
CHORUS 3
[Abm7] Now, [Bbm7] we’re fading into the [Ebm] dark
[Bbm] Think upon me, dear [Abm7] heart
[Bb7] As the slow handclaps [Ebm7] start
[Abm7] Now, [Bbm7] let the consciousness [Ebm] lapse
[Bbm] The light-switches [Abm7] snap
[Bb7] The world wants you [Ebm] back
BRIDGE
[Em7] They set you up a pitch out near the [C] cliffs
[Em] Proscenium shell, alfresco [C] glitz
The [Em] limelight arcs, announcements blare
[Am] Skip on the canvas, swing for there
And [Em] there – No, there!- No, [Am] ther [Am7] e!
CHORUS 4/OUTRO
[Abm7] Zapped [Bbm7] on your dishonour [Ebm] lap
[Bbm] Dance about, fade to [Abm7] black
[Bb7] Canvas cradles your [Ebm7] back
[Abm7] Snap! [Bbm7] You lumbered into a [Ebm] trap
[Bbm] Watch Poseidon’s jaws [Abm7] flap
[Bb7] The world wants you [Ebm] back