Intro: Dm A/C# C G Bb F Em A Verse 1: Dm A/C# Fire and famine C G Pestilence and sin Bb F But there's no surviving Em A A hike in the rent Dm A/C# Bottles on my vertebrae C G Vases are my mainstay Bb F For I am the glassblower Em A Shards the heart of the pain Chorus: D A Fashions they come and go C G Well fashionable crowds they know Bb F They know who is the glassblower Em A And wherein is his lair
Verse 2: Dm A/C# Wine like a siren threads C G Between the life I've led Bb F# Wind swims in my naked head Em A With my legs in the air Dm A/C# My veil is two centuries long C G I sing forgotten songs Bb F# Amongst the saree's and sarongs Em A Therein is my lair Chorus: D A Fashions they come and go C G Well fashionable crowds they know Bb F They know who is the glassblower Em A And wherein is his lair Verse 3: Dm A/C# Split and re-patched seams C G Badly re-patched dreams Bb F# Under funded council schemes Em A And my legs in the air Dm A/C# Fire and famine C G Pestilence and sin Bb F# But there's no surviving Em A A hike in the rent Chorus: D A Fashions they come and go C G Well fashionable crowds they know Bb F They know who is the glassblower Em A And wherein is his lair Em A Outro: Dm A/C# C G Bb F E A
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