[ Предположительная тональность: D ] D Verse 1: D In this present state of grace A I hold my head up high G Though the water damage froze D Another flood will soon be by G D Here and now is all we'll be A D So it's this present state of grace I offer thee Chorus 1: Bm G Welcome home to the men D And the women who defend Bm G Back to their lives and the lies D A Shat on them by government D G Through the barbs and the pokes D G And the ones we'd like to choke D A D It's this present state of grace I offer thee Instrumental: A G D G D A A A Verse 2: In this present state of grace A poor man robbed me blind Though I offered him the cash He said 'don't insult my pride' To each their own We're just flesh and bone An this present state of grace I offer thee Verse 3: In this present state of grace I saw the wall capsize And through the banks they fell Into the swelling tide Let them eat cake For our mistakes And this present state of grace I offer thee Chorus 2: So let's sing goodbye to Auld Lang Syne Under the carpet sweep behind Where passengers making turns Towards the coming great divide The true prophet never spoke He just smiles and saw the joke And this present state of grace I offer thee Bridge: A D 'Cause only life, yeah only life has loneliness to sell A D So celebrate, yeah live your life, live it and raise hell G The true prophet never spoke D He just smiled and saw the joke A D And this present state of grace we creatures need Instrumental: similar to above A D Yeah, it's this present state of grace we creatures need