Chords with lyrics
🎸 Intro: G D A G D C 🎸 Verse 1: G After a heady night out on the tiles D G As the the nightclubs spill onto the street Em B Em There's vodka and wine and blood in the gutters D D7 The drunkards they mutter unsteady on their feet D G Wouldn't it be fine to climb up on the roof C D B See the lights of the city spread out like a galaxy Em B Em And with a little Dutch courage inside of me D D7 I'll take a leap of faith in search of proof
🎸 Chorus: G C G Here I sway as the hinge of the year swings around G C G C One sip from the hip flask just might bring the ground a little nearer Am D Em Might make these swirling lights clearer Am D Might just topple this fear D7 G As the hinge of the year swings around C G C Gm C 🎸 Verse 2: G Searching for proof that these feathers are no flight of fancy D Bm G For they've never been flown Em B Em Been hiding them under my coat all the winter D D7 But lately how they've grown G Gm G And so have I, shot up like a weed through the concrete C D B I'm sweeter than honey mead, that's what they tell me Em B7 Am C I make them so heady, a little unsteady on their feet D7 Until they run from me
🎸 Chorus: G C G Here I sway as the hinge of the year swings around G C G C One sip from the hip flask just might bring the ground a little nearer Am D Em Might make these swirling lights clearer Am D Might just topple this fear D7 D As the hinge of the year swings around Em B7 B Em B Am B Em B Em Am D Dm Bm C Am D G Dm C G 🎸 Verse 3: I won't be anyone's stone carved angel B I'm gristle and feather and bone Em B7 Em I won't be anyone's bird in a cage B Em No freakshow on a stage D So leave me alone G Bm B G I knew I was different ever since I hatched out C D B7 And I don't need to stumble on rooftops and shout 🎸 Chorus: B G C G But here I sway as the hinge of the year swings around G C G C One sip from the hip flask just might bring the ground a little nearer Am D Em Might make these swirling lights clearer Am D Might just topple this fear D7 G As the hinge of the year swings around G C G Here I sway as the hinge of the year swings around G C G C One sip from the hip flask just might bring the ground a little nearer Am D Em Might make these swirling lights clearer Am D Might just topple this fear D7 G As the hinge of the year swings around C D G I'll take my first footing and part with my old friend, the ground
