The Soft Parade Chords by The Doors

[Start]
N.C.                                    
When I was back there in seminary school
N.C.                    
There was a person there
N.C.                         
Who put forth the proposition
N.C.                                      
That you can petition the Lord with prayer
N.C.                         
Petition the lord with prayer
N.C.                         
Petition the lord with prayer
N.C.                                    
You cannot petition the lord with prayer


[Intro]
Bsus4 Em C E
■     ■  ■ ■
Em              Am        Em Am
Can you give me sanctuary ■  ■ 
  Em          Fmaj7        
I must find a place to hide
            Am        
A place for me to hide
Em C Am C
■  ■ ■  ■
Am      Em      Fmaj7 Em    
Can you find me soft  asylum
Am      Em      Am        
I can't make it ■  anymore
           Dm          A
The Man is at the door ■


[Verse]
Gm7 Abmaj7                                      
■   ■      Peppermint miniskirts chocolate candy
Abmaj7                             
Champion sax and a girl named Sandy
Ab7 Bbm7 Ab Eb7
■   ■    ■  ■  


[Chorus]
Eb                                     
There's only four ways to get unraveled
                                           Ab
One is to sleep and the other is travel da da
                      Eb       
One is a bandit up in the hills
                    Ab            
One is to love your neighbor 'till
Ab            C    Dm Em
His wife gets home ■  ■ 


[Verse]
C Dm        Em      C    
■ Catacombs Nursery bones
C           
Winter women
        Dm    
Growing stones
C        Dm    
Carrying babies
       Em    F
To the river ■
C             Dm   
■ Streets and shoes
        C       Dm    
Avenues Leather riders
        C    Dm C
Selling news ■  ■


[Chorus]
         Dm          
The monk bought lunch
E7                B7    
Ha ha he bought a little
E7        
Yes he did
B7                   E               
Woo This is the best part of the trip
                          B7  
This is the trip the best part
E7           
I really like
       E7    
What'd he say


[Inst]
Em7 E7 B7 E7 B7 E7 B7 E7
■   ■  ■  ■  ■  ■  ■  ■ 
                Em
Yeah Yeah right ■ 
E7                
■  Pretty good huh
E B7 E7 Em E7
■ ■  ■  ■  ■ 
    E                                         
Huh Yeah I'm proud to be a part of this number


[Verse]
B                    E       Em  
Successful hills are here to stay
                Em         
Everything must be this way
                     Em         
Gentle streets where people play
A7                E          
■  Welcome to the Soft Parade
Am E                Em        B7   Em
■  All our lives we sweat and save ■ 
B7                E       B7   
■  Building for a shallow grave


[Chorus]
E                           E7 
■ Must be something else we say
B7            E                
■  Somehow to defend this place
                E          
Everything must be this way
B7                 B           Em  
■  Everything must be this way yeah


[Inst]
E7 E Em E B E
■  ■ ■  ■ ■ ■
B E B
■ ■ ■


[Verse]
E   B               E   Em   
The Soft Parade has now begun
              E          
Listen to the engines hum
B             Em           
People out to have some fun
B7      A         
A cobra on my left
A             E         
Leopard on my right yeah


[Chorus]
B7  E7 B7               E Em   E    
The ■  ■  deer woman in a silk dress
           A7    Em                
Girls with beads around their necks
E7 Em                     E7        
■  Kiss the hunter of the green vest
        A              
Who has wrestled before
B          B7           E B7
With lions in the night ■ ■ 
E7 B7          
■  Out of sight
E7 B7             E7      B7       E7
■  The lights are getting brighter ■ 
B7           E7      B7
The radio is moaning ■ 
               B7  
Calling to the dogs
          Bm                 
There are still a few animals
B7   E7             
Left out in the yard
                 B7     E7 B7
But it's getting harder ■  ■ 


[Inst]
E7 B7          E7        
■  To describe ■  sailors
       B7       E7 B7
To the underfed ■  ■ 


[Verse]
E7                
■  Tropic corridor
Gb7            
Tropic treasure
B7   E7             
What got us this far
   B7   E7          
To this mild equator
                   B7            E7
We need someone or something new ■ 


[Chorus]
                         B7                 E7
Something else to get us through yeah c'mon ■ 
B7                E7  
■  Callin' on the dogs
B7                 
Callin' on the dogs
                Em    
Oh it's gettin' harder
               B7  
Callin' on the dogs
E7      B7         
Callin' in the dogs
                E7  
Callin' all the dogs
               E7  
Callin' on the gods
          E7     
You gotta meet me
           B7 E7     
Slay a few ■  animals
       E         
At the crossroads
B7  E          
All in the yard
E                      
But it's gettin' harder
       Em        
By the crossroads
   B7          Em          E7   
Oh we're goin' we're goin' great
       E7          
At the edge of town
         B7       
Havin' a good time
E7                   
Outskirts of the city
        Em
You and I 
   Em              
We need someone new
             Em      
Better bring your gun
                  Em 
Better bring your gun
            Bm       Em           
We're gonna ride and have some fun


[Outro]
E                  
When all else fails
Em              E7          
We can whip the horse's eyes
    E7             
And make them sleep
B7 Em      E7 Em E7
■  And cry ■  ■  ■ 


[End]