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D Dm7
I flew home into the city after dark and in the clear
Cmaj7 Bm7
With a seat beside the window and the usual thrill of fear
Am7 B7
When the spoilers send you sliding down the drain
E E7
The sky was full of London all around the tilting wing
A Em7
I could have hooked a street out like a pearl and diamond string
G Fmaj7
But I think my fingers couldn't stand the strain
Cmaj7 F Am/E-Dm7 Em7-Fmaj7-A A7
And to the ruined tower came the Prince of A---qui---taine
D Dm7
In the continental terminal the maxi-coats look rich
Cmaj7 Bm7
It'd take a better eye than mine to even fault a stitch
Am7 B7
The simple hair is golden as the grain
E E7
While in Piccadilly Circus hunkered down and neon-lit
A Em7
There are kids with ancient faces who are praying for a hit
G Fmaj7
But tonight the only free one is the rain
Em7 F Am/E-Dm7 Em7-Fmaj7-A A7
And to the ruined tower came the Prince of A---qui---taine
D Dm7
The highway lights of sodium are cut and set like gems
Cmaj7 Em7
They run like this in whisperlines until they reach the Thames
Am7 B7
Their afterimage wealthy in the brain
E E7
Beneath the bridge's footway in the shelter of the stair
A Em7
A cripple plays harmonica for pennies from the air
G Fmaj7
While the river proffers answers to his pain
Em7 F Am/E-Dm7 Em7-Fmaj7-A A7
And to the ruined tower came the Prince of A---qui---taine
E Em7 or G
In idle docks they're due now to be running out of meths
A C#m
Their eyes inside the darkness like a latterday Macbeth's
Bm7 C#
As Birnam wood comes close to Dunsinane
F# F#7
I have brought them all the plunder of the international jets
B F#m7
An envelope of sugar and two hundred cigarettes
A G(maj7)
So I know now that my quest was not in vain
F#m7 G Gm/F#-Em7 F#m7-Gmaj7-B
And to the ruined tower came the Prince of A----qui---taine
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