E A D G B E

E|--0-2-2-1-0-0--|
G#m --4-6-6-4-4-4--|
C#m --x-4-6-6-5-4--|
E|--x-0-2-2-2-0--|
B|--x-2-4-4-4-2--|


Note: (*) means playing this with your pinky (pressing, releasing and pressing) while playing B chord

   B 
E|---------|
B -4-2-5-4-|
G|---------|




 Intro: (0:04)

E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|
B|-5--5--5--5--5--5--|
G|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


 Verse 1: (0:08)

 E               G#m
half of all our lives are spent
   C#m           G#m
encouraged by embarrassment
    A                   E
we hold our heads and stay asleep 
     A          E
and cannot hear
                B (*)  B
in case nobody called


 Chorus 1: (0:29)

 B
follow the prim ones 
                 C#m
and sit on your hands
             G#m              B
watch your step don’t hardly move
  B
speak in hushed tones 
                       C#m   G#m
till they bring on the ending
                  C#m    G#m
they bring on the ending
                  A       E
as we file to get outside
                   A       E
with all the same coats on


 Verse 2: (0:56)

 E             G#m
here it is december’s end
C#m          G#m
all our evaluations are in
     A
the lowland’s goal 
    E
is less than low 
      A         E
it’s good (good)
                 B (*)  B
so easy to have met them


 (1:16) [ Same as Verse 1 ]

 [ E  G#m  C#m  G#m  A  E  A  E ]


 (1:32)

   E     G#m         C#m  G#m  A  E  A  E 
E|--4--4--4--4------------------------------|
B|-5--5--4--4---4--4--5--5---5---5---5---5--|
G|-------------4--4--4--4---4---4---4---4---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


 Verse 3: (1:49)

 E                 G#m
august light the weightless fall
     C#m                  G#m
the hold of trucks could carry us all
     A
the hot exhaust
      E
the thoughtless sleep
      A        E
we’d run (run)
                   B (*)  B
and fall into the river


 Chorus 2: (2:09)

 B
we’d meet up at night 
                    C#m
pretty late by the falls
          G#m             B
talk too fast without regret
       B
with headlights and stars
                          C#m    G#m
it was brighter than the daylight
            C#m      G#m
bodies all backlight
                  A             E
unconscious though we’re moving
               A     E
stereo was screaming


 (2:36)

   E     G#m         C#m  G#m  A  E  A  E   B       B
E|--4--4--4--4----------------------------------------|
B|-5--5--4--4---4--4--5--5---5---5---5---5--4-2-5-4---|
G|-------------4--4--4--4---4---4---4---4-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


 Chorus 3: (2:56)

 B
we’ll settle for stares
                       C#m
now un-glide with our hands
             G#m               B
the basement is where we will live
      B
and stick to the crowds
               C#m    G#m
without ever speaking
                 C#m  G#m
we want it that easy
                      A      E
and don’t get caught dancing
                 A      E
even if you’re drinking
                 (E)
don’t get caught dancing