Intro D A Bm x4 D A Bm G A 18 karat gold wouldn't fill the hole D A Bm A The bleeding hole in her heart, that's made from cicumstances at home D A Bm A Because they kept pulling her hair, and so it choked her words D A Bm G A She don't sleep at night, afraid to turn out the light D A Bm And she's home D A Bm x2 G A D A Bm G A I thought 18 karat gold would save a lonely soul D A Bm G A But she don't sleep at night, afraid to turn out the light D A Bm G A Cause they kept pulling her hair, wouldn't leave her alone D A Bm G A But if only I could read her mind and release that stone D A Bm In her heart where the sadness grows, I'd operate with this knife D A Em Bm And cut a big fat giant hole, to fill with gold and light F Am Dm But there's an endless battle to be won F Am Dm And me I ain't a man with an educated mind F Am Dm And soon, you won't have the strength to carry on F Am D Bm So you scream about it in the night D A Bm Oh, in the night ... D A Bm In the night ... D A Bm G A Oh, in the night ... D A Bm G A My 18 karat gold, it fills a dirty hole D A Bm G A A dirty bleeding hole in my heart, you people think it's made from circumstances at home D A Bm G A Well if someone ever should be pulling your hair, then I guess you should leave them alone D A G A And now you want me to read your mind and release that stone D Em Bm That stone in your heart where the sadness grows. You know I, I'd operate with this knife D A Em Bm And cut a big fat giant hole, to fill with gold and light F Am Dm But there's an endless battle to be won F Am Dm And me I ain't a man with an educated mind F Am Dm And soon, you won't have the strength to carry on F Am Dm And so you scream about it in the night Dm Am Dm There's an endless battle to be won F Am Dm And me I ain't a man with an educated mind F Am Dm You won't have the strength to carry on F Am D Bm So you scream about it in the night D A Bm Oh, In the night ... D A Bm In the night ... D A Bm In the night ... D A Bm ...