Jordan Page – Pendulum chords

[Verse]
GI been walking a tightrope between fact and fiction
EmI been wrestling with demons in small bottled prisons
CI been talking with sinners who claim to be Christian
DI been shouting at leaders who claim to be listening


[Chorus]
G& the pendulum swings from the left to the right
Emand momentum increases the need for the fight
CLike a moment of blindness in a lifetime of sight
D           C                  G& I am caught somewhere in the middle


[Instrumental]
Cadd9 D/C G


[Verse]
GI saw a president blind to the needs of his people
EmI saw a camel that passed through the eye of a needle
CI saw a group of old men whose money was evil
DI saw a cross breaking free from the cage of a steeple
GI saw beggars and cripples dying in squalor
EmI saw a son whose sins had exceeded his father
CI saw a nation of sleepers whose dreams were forgotten
D& a bushel of apples from a tree that was rotten


[Chorus]
G& the pendulum swings from the left to the right
Emas momentum increases the need for the fight
CLike a blindfold when its time to walk towards the light
D      C                     G& I am lost somewhere in the middle


[Instrumental]
Cadd9 D/C G

[Verse]
GI heard the echo of suffering in the valley of laughter
EmI heard the rumble of earthquakes far under the water
Cheard a court jester whose forked tongue was twisted
DWho told us of dangers that never existed
GI heard voices that claimed to be moral and righteous
EmWhose lies and deceit were all dark and contagious
CI heard talk of a country that valued its freedom
DBut when I protested I was arrested and beaten

[Chorus]
G& the pendulum swings from the left to the right
EmAs momentum increases the weight and the height
CBut if nobody's listening, is anyone right?
D                 C                   G& I can't seem to find the key to the riddle


[Instrumental]
Cadd9 D/C G

[Verse]
GI met a young woman with a baby inside her
EmI looked but there wasn't a safe place to hide her
CI met an old man with a face like a mirror
DHe showed me his sadness so I could see clearer
GI met an arrogant leader who robs us and cheats us
EmHe pretends that his orders come directly from Jesus
CWhen he sends out our children to strange foreign soil
DTo kill for the right to monopolize oil

[Bridge]
GI'm a raising my voice 'gainst the house of derision
EmThat murders our freedom with short-sighted vision
CI'll sing a new song about civilization
D& the palace of wisdom and the death of a nation
GI'll lift up the veil that's hiding the holy
Em& remind all the people that change happens slowly
CI'll scream out a name to the echoes of Heaven
D& pray that the world don't end up where its heading


[Chorus]
G& the pendulum swings from the left to the right
Emas momentum decreases the end is in sight
CThere's a lunatic handling our future tonight
D      C                     G   Cadd9& I am lost somewhere in the middle
                 G   Cadd9somewhere in the middle
                 Gsomewhere in the middle


[Outro]
Cadd9 D/C G