[Verse 1] D D/B D D/B Em E|0----------------------| 0----------------------|0-----------------------|0----------0-----------| B|3----------------------| 3----------------------|3-----------------------|3----------3-----------| G|2----------------------| 0----------------------|2-----------------------|0----------0-----------| D|4----------------------| 2----------------------|4-----------------------|2----------2-----------| A|0----------------------| 0----------------------|0-----------------------|0----------2-----------| E|0----------------------| 0----------------------|0-----------------------|0----------2-----------| Please no more therapy, Mother Take care of me Piece me together with a needle and thread D D/B D D/B Em E|0----------------------| 0---------------------------|0-----------------------|0------------0---------| B|3----------------------| 3---------------------------|3-----------------------|3------------3---------| G|2----------------------| 0---------------------------|2-----------------------|0------------0---------| D|4----------------------| 2---------------------------|4-----------------------|2------------2---------| A|0----------------------| 0---------------------------|0-----------------------|0------------2---------| E|0----------------------| 0---------------------------|0-----------------------|0------------2---------| Wrap me in eiderdown, lace from your wedding gown. Fold me and lay me down on your bed. G D/F# F F A E|0-------------------| 0--------------------------------|0------------------------|0------------0---------| B|0-------------------| 0--------------------------------|0------------------------|0------------2---------| G|4-------------------| 2--------------------------------|2------------------------|2------------2---------| D|5-------------------| 4--------------------------------|3------------------------|3------------2---------| A|5-------------------| 4--------------------------------|3------------------------|3------------0---------| E|5-------------------| 4--------------------------------|3------------------------|3------------0---------| Or liken me to a shoe, blackened and spit-shone through. Kicking back home to you, smiling back home. D D/B Em Em E|0-------------------------| 0--------------------------|0-----------------------|0----------------------| B|3-------------------------| 3--------------------------|3-----------------------|3----------------------| G|2-------------------------| 0--------------------------|0-----------------------|0----------------------| D|4-------------------------| 2--------------------------|2-----------------------|2----------------------| A|0-------------------------| 0--------------------------|2-----------------------|2----------------------| E|0-------------------------| 0--------------------------|2-----------------------|2----------------------| Singing back home to you. Laughing back home to you, Dragging back home to you. [Verse 2] D D/B D D/B Em I was so wary then, The ugly American, Thinner than oxygen, Tough as a whore D D/B D D/B Em I said you can lie to me, I own what's inside of me, And nothing surprises me anymore G D/F# F A But forests in Germany, Kids in the Tuileries, Broken-down fortresses In old Italy D D/B Em Em And claiming his victory, Shrouded in mystery, He went running away with me [Verse 3] D D/B D D/B Em Back in our home New York, Walking these streets forlorn, We all in our uniforms, Black and black D D/B D D/B Em Doing that slouch and jive, The artist must survive, We've got all we need we cried, And we don't look back G D/F# F A Thinking we had it made, Poised for the hit parade, Knee deep in accolades, The conceptual pair D D/B Em Em But ever the malcontent, He left without incident, Vanished into thin air [Verse 4] D D/B D D/B Em Now I am always amazed, Words can fill up a page, Pages fill up the days, Between him and me D D/B D D/B Em But the vows that we never keep, From bedrooms to business-speak, Make me remember how cheap Words can be G D/F# F A And the letters I wrote you of, Were those of the desperate stuff, Like begging for love in a suicide threat D D/B Em Em But I am too young to die, Too old for a lullaby, Too tired for life on the ledge [Verse 5] D D/B D D/B Em But I had a dream last night, Of lovers who walked the plank, Out on the edge of time Amidst ridicule D D/B D D/B Em They laughed as they rocked and reeled, Over the mining fields, Coming to rest on this ship of fools G D/F# F A But he just took Polaroids, Of her smile in the light, Of the dawn of the menacing sky D D/B Em Em And before they went overboard, She turned and held up a card And it said Valentine [Outro] D D/B D D/B Em D D/B D D/B Em D D/B D D/B Em D D/B D D/B Em