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The Narcissist

• Intro

THE NARCISSIST
As recorded by Blur
(From the 2023 Album THE BALLAD OF DARREN)



Intro
E  C#m  E  C#m


Verse 1
E             C#m
Looked in the mirror
E       C#m                 
So many people standing there
A
I walked towards them
                   E  C#m  E  C#m
Into the floodlights
E          C#m      E
I heard no echo (No echo)
             C#m                      A
There was distortion everywhere (Everywhere)
A
I found my ego (My ego)
                       E     C#m  E  C#m
I felt rubato standing there
E             C#m               E
Found my transcendence (Transcendence)
             C#m                        A
It played in mono painted blue (Painted blue)
A
You were the Pierrot (The Pierrot)
                              E
I was the dark room (The dark room)


Chorus
G#m7                        C#m           E
I'm a shine a light in your eyes (In your eyes)
       G#m7                      C#m
You'll probably shine it back on me
            A
But I won't fall this time
                                 E  C#m  E  C#m
With Godspeed I'll heed the signs


Verse 2
E         C#m               E
I saw the solstice (The solstice)
            C#m                         A
The service station on the road (On the road)
A
I took the acid (The acid)
A
Under the white horses (Down the road)
E           C#m              E
My heart it quickened (It quickened)
            C#m                       A
I could not tear myself away (Myself away)
A
Became addiction (Addiction)
                          E
If you see darkness look away (Look away)


Chorus
G#m7                        C#m          E
I'm a shine a light in your eyes (Look away)
       G#m7                          C#m
You'll probably shine it back on me (Look away)
            A
But I won't fall this time
                                 E  C#m  E  C#m
With Godspeed I'll heed the signs


Verse 3
E            C#m       E
Oh, glorious world (Glorious)
           C#m                A
Oh, potent waves valleys gone wild (Potent waves)
A
Connect us to love (Us to love)
                           E
And keep us peaceful for a while (For a while)


Chorus
G#m7                        C#m         E
I'm a shine a light in your eyes (For a while)
         G#m7                         C#m
You will probably shine it back on me (For a while)
      Amaj7
But I won't fall this time
                            E
With Godspeed I'll heed the signs
                            C#m           E
I'm a shine a light in your eyes (In your eyes, in your eyes)
                                 C#m
You'll probably shine it back on me (In your eyes)
      Amaj7
But I won't fall this time
Amaj7
With Godspeed I'll heed the signs
Amaj7
But I won't fall this time
Amaj7
With Godspeed I'll heed the signs


Outro
Amaj7      E

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