Capo
6
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: G
[Opening Riff]
G6 - G6add9 - G6 - Em7 x2
Verse 1:
G6
Can somebody come find the love lines on my palm?
Cmaj7/G
Can they bend my ten fingers, then drag me along?
Em9/F#
Can somebody unearth what I can't promise is there?
Cmaj9/G Cmaj7/G
Is it me who has to search? Always me who has to bear?
Chorus:
Em11/A G6
I open up my chest every time somebody asks me
Em9/F# Cmaj7/G
In the morning, on a mountain, in a basement or a taxi
Em11/A G6
I open up my chest for some translation, for a peek in
Cmaj9/G Cmaj7/G
But that language is long dead, and I fear no one's left to speak it
Cmaj9/G Cmaj7/G
That language is long dead, and I fear no one's left to speak it
--Riff--
Verse 2:
G6
I'd rather be a muse than completely overcome
Cmaj7/G
And I make you dance for me so you'll never think to run
Em9/F#
It's my fault I get bored before you're close to done
Cmaj9/G Cmaj7/G
Though you're walking out the door, we both know I'm the guilty one
Chorus:
Em11/A G6
I open up my chest every time somebody asks me
Em9/F# Cmaj7/G
In the morning, on a mountain, in a basement or a taxi
Em11/A G6
I open up my chest for some translation, for a peek in
Cmaj9/G Cmaj7/G
But that language is long dead, and I fear no one's left to speak it
Cmaj9/G Cmaj7/G
That language is long dead, and I fear no one's left to speak it
[Interlude Riff]
G6 G6add9 G6 Em7
Da - da - da - da - da - da x2
Bridge:
Am
So I waste what isn't mine
E7#5/D
And I mourn what never was
Em
And I tell myself I'm waiting
Em9/F# G6
For the right reason to come
Am
I waste what little time
E7#5/D
We're given 'til it's gone
D/F#
And I pencil-draw the lines
Em9/F# G6
On my wide and waiting home
[Final Choruses]
G6 Cmaj7/G
I open up my chest every time somebody asks me
Em9/F# Cmaj7/G
In the morning, on a mountain, in a basement or a taxi
Em11/A G6
I open up my chest for some translation, for a peek in
Cmaj9/G Cmaj7/G
But that language is long dead, and I fear no one's left
Em11/A G6
I open up my chest every time somebody asks me
Em9/F# Cmaj7/G
In the morning, on a mountain, in a basement or a taxi
Em11/A G6
I open up my chest for some translation, for a peek in
Cmaj9/G Cmaj7/G
But that language is long dead, and I fear no one's left to speak it
Cmaj9/G Cmaj7/G
That language is long dead, and I fear no one's left
Song History
Published: December 26, 2025
Last Updated: December 26, 2025