G

G                          Em
Grace Cathedral hill, all wrapped in
bones of a setting sun, 
  C         
all dust and stone and moribund. 
        D 
I paid twenty-five cents to
         D7
Light a little white candle 
G
for a New Year's Day.
  Em 
I sat and watched it burn away 
    C                                  
then turned and weaved through slow decay.
        D
We were both a little hungry, 
       D7
so we went to get a hotdog, 

G
down the Hyde St. Pier. 
    Em 
The light was slight and dissapeared. 
   C             
The air, it stunk of fish and beer. 
            D                       D7
We heard a superman trumpet play the National Anthem.

C                     G    Em   C
And the world may be long for you, 
                   G    Em   C
but he'll never belong to you.
                     Cm 
But on a motorbike, 
                          D                D7    
when all the city lights blind your eyes tonight, 
                  C          D 
are you feeling better now?
                G            Em
Are you feeling better now?
                C            Cm
Are you feeling better now?

G         
Some way to greet the year: 
     Em                    
your eyes all bright and brimmed with tears. 
   C                               
The pilgrims, pills and tourists here all sing
  D                        D7
"Fifty-three bucks to buy a brand new halo."
G                              Em
Sweet on a green-eyed girl, all fiery
                         C              
Irish clip and curl, all brine and piss and vinegar.
       D                           D7
I paid twenty-five cents to light a little white candle.

C                     G    Em   C
And the world may be long for you, 
                   G    Em   C
but he'll never belong to you.
                     Cm 
But on a motorbike, 
                          D                D7    
when all the city lights blind your eyes tonight, 
                  C          D 
are you feeling better now?
                G            Em
Are you feeling better now?
                C            Cm
Are you feeling better now?

G         Em        C         Cm
la la la, la la la, la la la.
             G
ooh la la la la.