Em11 2x2200
Am7 X20202
Bm7 x42400
A11 x00220
E7 022130
E7sus 022230

[Intro]

Em11 Em11 Am7 Bm7 Bm7 x2

[Verse]
Em11
As effortless as all you know
Em11
As inactive as a charm
Am7                             Bm7
This vessel's lowly stowaway is armed
Em11
Let the credits rave and let the critics roll
Em11
As the groom runs down the aisle
Am7                                 Bm7
In a hail of bullets I just throw a towel
Bm7
And write the bride out

Em11
A second life, a second hand, a view of space
Em11
With an elephant obstructing it
Am7                                        Bm7
I'm splashing grays where once was glowing white
Bm7
I hit the pavement in the sunlight

[Chorus]
A11                                                       E
        And I would beg the kids to just come outside and play
E7               E7sus E
But I'd take the ball away
A11                                                       E
        What is a sorry state when you can't believe your eyes?
E7               E7sus E
You'll gladly take as second prize

[Verse]
Em11
Oh, and there are prophecies you'll only prophesize
Em11
Over niceties and gin
Am7                                          Bm7
And now you're asking, I don't know where to begin
Em11
Oh, and all the critics rave as the credits roll
Em11
They kept us wet behind the ears
Am7                                            Bm7
So we'll be speaking in hushed tones for fifty years
Bm7
Take this heart and wear it on the outside

[Chorus]
A11                                                      E
        Oh, and as the rain comes down like a tickertape parade
E7             E7sus E
The tears slow and dissipate
A11                                                      E
        Oh, and as the blood and sweat you've invested evaporates
E7                               E7sus E
You'll have tried, but you won't make it pay

[Bridge]
A11                                    E
Sign this and file it under dumbstruck envy
E7      E7sus      E
That'll strike you down
A11                           E
Sightless, the comfort in the danger
E7          E7sus    E
Enticing, I join the queue
A11                          E
Mindlessly, I made her in my likeness
E7            E7sus E
Scattered and absolute
A11                          E
Silent                   and transparent
E7                                  E7sus E
The one who holds the candle to the glow of you