Riddle Of The Sphinx Uke tab by The Mechanisms (Baritone Chords)

6 Chords used in the song: Dm, Eb, A, F, G, C

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# [Intro: Oedipus]
Dm Dm Eb Eb

Dm Dm
I thought myself an orphan
Eb Eb Dm Dm
I clawed my way up from the streets

To earn my rank of doctor
Eb Eb
Equal to any I should meet
Dm Dm
How could I know my fame
Eb Eb
Arose from sly Olympian winks?
Dm Dm
And soon I’d match myself
Dm Dm
Against the riddle of the Sphinx

# [Chorus]
Dm Dm Dm Dm A A Dm Dm
F F G G
Four legs in the morning
Dm Dm A A
Two legs in the day
F F G G
Three legs in the evening
Dm Dm A A Dm Dm
As body and mind decay

# [Verse 1: Oedipus]
Dm Dm
A A mad disease
F F
Striking poverty
C C G G
In the slums no-one cares about
Dm Dm
In its host
F F
Causes rapid growth
A A
In just weeks they will die
Dm Dm
Children then
F F
Look as aged men
C C G G
But have not learned the words to cry
Dm Dm A A Dm Dm
An old withered corpse yet a child

# [Chorus]
F F G G
Four legs in the morning
Dm Dm A A
Two legs in the day
F F G G
Three legs in the evening
Dm Dm A A Dm Dm
As body and mind decay

# [Verse 2: Oedipus]
Dm Dm
Years I spent
F F
In experiment
C C G G
Dissecting its chemistry
Dm Dm
Endless tests
F F
Finally yield success
A A
With the compounds I need
Dm Dm
A A consequence
F F
Baleful oxidants
C C G G
From Olympian eternity
Dm Dm A A Dm Dm
They had to know what it leads to

# [Chorus]
F F G G
Four legs in the morning
Dm Dm A A
Two legs in the day
F F G G
Three legs in the evening
Dm Dm A A Dm Dm
As body and mind decay

# [Verse 3: Father & Oedipus]
Dm Dm
Oedipus
F F
Come don’t make a fuss
C C G G
Your research takes a dangerous path
Dm Dm
Take a pause
F F
Find another cause
A A
This will end in your fall
Dm Dm
Whoe’er you be
F F
If you threaten me
C C G G
I can warn you will feel my wrath
Dm Dm A A Dm Dm
Don’t interfere with my calling

# [Chorus]

F F G G
Four legs in the morning
Dm Dm A A
Two legs in the day
F F G G
Three legs in the evening
Dm Dm A A Dm Dm
As body and mind decay

F F G G
Four legs in the morning
Dm Dm A A
Two legs in the day
F F G G
Three legs in the evening
Dm Dm A A Dm Dm
As body and mind decay

# [Outro: Oedipus]
Dm Dm
Soon the Olympians knew
Eb Eb
Of what their immortality cost
Dm Dm
They feigned their contrition
Eb Eb
Mourning the lives that had been lost
Dm Dm
They swore they’d find a way
Eb Eb
That wouldn’t lead to loss of life
Dm Dm
They showered me with riches
Dm Dm
And introduced me to my wife

Uke tab by , 14 Apr 2020

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