Chords with lyrics
C majorC Tuning
E minorEm 079900
EsusEsus 079980
D MajorD 057700
A augmentedA 577600
G+G 355400
C majorC 035500
FF 2443xx
Intro:
E MajorE A augmentedA G+G FF 4x
Verse 1:
E minorEm
Too much patience, no resistance,
A augmentedA
Within shouting distance,
G+G A augmentedA E minorEm
You can hear a blind man's bluff,
EsusEsus G+G
Dragging names through the mud and still biting his tongue,
A augmentedA
The devil's in the air and I'm spitting out prayers,
G+G A augmentedA
While the ravenous all eat their fill,
Chorus:
C majorC D MajorD
Tell me, tell me a story,
A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
Tell me not to worry, or pick up the phone,
C majorC D MajorD
So turning, turning a deaf ear,
A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
So that I don't hear them throwing stone,
Instrumental:
E MajorE A augmentedA G+G FF (x4)
Verse 2:
E minorEm
Too much hog wart, not enough hearsay,
A augmentedA
Always made the front page,
G+G A augmentedA E minorEm
You could use a fine tooth comb,
EsusEsus
to get a word from the wise,
G+G
Would be a welcome surprise,
A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
Keep an ear to the ground so to drown out the sound of the failures that make me whole,
Chorus:
C majorC D MajorD
Tell me, tell me a story,
A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
Tell me not to worry, or pick up the phone,
C majorC D MajorD
So turning, turning a deaf ear,
A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
So that I don't hear them throwing stone,
Verse 3:
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
These walls don't talk,
D MajorD E minorEm
Even when somebody knocks,
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
These walls don't stand,
D MajorD E minorEm
For anyone else but themselves,
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
These walls don't fall,
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
Even when gravity's failing us all,
Chorus:
C majorC D MajorD
Tell me, tell me a story,
A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
Tell me not to worry, or pick up the phone,
C majorC D MajorD
So turning, turning a deaf ear,
A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
So that I don't hear them throwing stone,
Outro: