The Pogues - Smell of Petroleum: chords

D                              C
Shaman came a calling, he was howling at the moon
G                             D                 A
He offered me a vision on the end of a silver spoon
D                                 C
He said he'd give me dreams, that all were in
     G
his powers
   D             A              G
If only I would follow him, the universe was ours

Walked a thin white line to the coffin club,
downstairs from the devils den
Had a large double Jesus chased down with
a shot of Zen
The last thing I remember was lying in the tank
And when I came around again, everything was blank

Chorus:
  D
Floating high above the world
                    A
Out on the astral plane
     D               A
I'm bouncing like a pinball
      G
He's busy being born again

I met God on Primrose Hill, that's where
he came to me
He stepped out of his saucer and I got down on
my knees
From his lips came just one word, he left me
all aglow
I sat down and had a smoke and watched the
flowers grow

Chorus:
The bats are in the belfry
And the bubbles in the bong
The secret of the universe
Is hidden in this song

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The shaman left a crawling as the dawn broke
the gloom
Talking in some other tongue and laughing
like a loon
The early morning sunlight splashed colours
on the wall
And I don't know if it ever really happened at all

Chorus:
The bats are in the belfry
And the bubbles in the bong
The molecules inside my head
Are chiming like a gong

The bats are in the belfry
And the bubbles in the bong
The secret of the universe
Is hidden in this song

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