Bishop Of Babel
Released in 1989 by Kitchenware Records
Transpose
INTRO
Bb
Bbsus4
Eb
VERSE 1
C#
No one comes from
Cm
here and
Cm7/A#
so I’m not a
Fm
fraid
C#
Everyone’s the
Cm
same as
Fm
me
C#
We don’t talk the
Cm
same so
C#m7/A#
we don’t talk at
Fm
all
And our
C#
hosts just look
C#add9/D#
on with
Ab
glee
CHORUS 1
I’m the
Eb
Bishop of
Bb
Babel
Ab
now
So it’s
Eb
low, yes it’s
Bb
low you must
Ab
bow
Though my
Bb7/G#
flock may sneer and
Ab
mock
I’m the
Bb
Bishop of
Bbsus4
Babel
Eb
now
VERSE 2
You’ll
C#
see me in the
Cm
street in
Cm7/A#
golden hat and
Fm
cape
And
C#
blessing all the
Cm
waifs and
Fm
strays
C#
In the hail and
Cm
shine,
Cm7/A#
smiling,
re
Fm
signed
And a
C#
bandoned to
C#add9/D#
foolish
Ab
ways
CHORUS 2
I’m the
Eb
Bishop of
Bb
Babel
Ab
now
As
Eb
even stray
Bb
dogs will al
Ab
low
The poor folks
Bb7/G#
flock around and re
Ab
mark
“Look, the
Bb
Bishop of
Bbsus4
Babel’s
Eb
down”
INTERLUDE
C#
Cm
Cm7/A#
Fm
C#
Cm
Fm
C#
Cm
C#m7/A#
Fm
C#
C#add9/D#
Ab
CHORUS 3/OUTRO
I’m the
Eb
Bishop of
Bb
Babel
Ab
now
And my
Eb
audience don’t
Bb
count in this
Ab
town
If relic and
Bb7/G#
flock here set to
Ab
rot
I’m the
Bb
Bishop of
Bbsus4
Babel
Eb
now
Ab
Sad old
Bb
Bishop of
Bbsus4
Babel
Eb
now