Capo
1
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Eb
Chorus:
G
What I say, what I've said to you
A
Is a shock to me, 'cause it's shining new
G
The clock gets tired, and the city blue
Em7 D
But they're not the ones dragging me down like they used to
Verse 1:
A
You stood on the inside of your foot
G
And thought you maybe could
G
Imagine what I'd say to you
A
No good, a snap, a wooden cue
G
You had this look to you
G
Like someone who liked to know
Pre-Chorus:
Em7
What I'd say to anyone
Bm7
What I'd say to anyone
A
What I'd
Em7
What I'd say to anyone
Bm7
What I'd say to anyone
A
What I'd
Chorus:
G
What I say, what I've said to you
A
Is a shock to me, 'cause it's shining new
G
The clock gets tired, and the city blue
Em7 D
But they're not the ones dragging me down like they used to
G
What's this pain like a pillowed edge?
A
Like a quick-spread stain, is it me who bled?
G
And every chain, every word I've said
Em7 D
Why's it every start hurts just like an end?
Verse 2:
A
A year, they sink a rusted pier
G
I stare into the green
G
Of Jersey when it looks gray
A
Okay, is that what time becomes?
G
Can stack it on my thumb
G
So easy to wipe away
Pre-Chorus:
Em7
What I'd say to anyone
Bm7
What I'd say to anyone
A
What I'd
Em7
What I'd say to anyone
Bm7
What I'd say to anyone
A
What I'd
Chorus:
G
What I say, what I've said to you
A
Is a shock to me, 'cause it's shining new
G
The clock gets tired, and the city blue
Em7 D
But they're not the ones dragging me down like they used to
G
What's this pain like a pillowed edge?
A
Like a quick-spread stain, is it me who bled?
G
And every chain, every word I've said
Em7 D
Why's it every start hurts just like an end?
Outro:
G
It feels like a head wound when you utter "quiet"
A
My whole life's so fine tuned
G
Siphoning life from the wrong place
G
To hold and be held in the silence
A
To lie in its wake is a new kind of violence
G
'Cause you are a blunt force, so flawlessly made
A
To bruise me with kindness and drown me with praise
G
And I am the bomb dog, especially trained
A D
To look for explosions on beautiful days
Song History
Published: January 22, 2026
Last Updated: January 22, 2026