Verse : C Made my peace with it With the higher power The years in the spotlight Were good to me now But in comes the chance of a lifetime To quietly see myself out C When the place was alive with it
And thick with drums And you’d barely believe in What I would become and The coldest receptions would await me away And at home Verse : C The seven inside Would wait in wild disdain C Give it unkindly to my face C But the drain at th? start pierced The v il of the artifice But I was too young to restrain C (Mmm) ‘Cos every star fire of invention thinks That they are misunderstood C (Mmm) But in the crossfire of resentment I was Giving back when I could C But chemical highs and clear blue skies await Honey gold lightness in my face C Couldn’t take it farther If I strained it any harder but I got No right to complain Pre-Chorus: C (Gimme some time) To work out my feelings C (Gimme some time) I’ll define what I need C (Gimme some time) ‘Cos it’s a plain and indestructible thing That you don’t get **** for free Uh- uh Chorus: C F I’m only in it for the money C G I’m only in it for the change Am G I’m not in it for the glory Dm I’m not in it for the friends With the form or the fame F The innocence died in waves of quiet things Am G Nothing feels right or quite the same Dm It’s great at the start but in the end at the heart Em F It’s a job and a choice that I made Dm I strayed into darkness the day after Armistice F Strayed into darkness and I stayed Dm F Went straight into darkness the day after Armistice Day Interlude: C Verse : C Send my regards to the shapers of the industry It’s highly unlikely they’ll be as blatant as that C I got love for the theorists and the punks and the idealists But let’s be honest I’m only in it for the cash C Now I live by a motto, just like Assou- Ekotto And it’s “**** you and pay me”, it’s a line I respect C A below average shooter I’m hardly Batistuta But the vision and motivation? - I get Chorus: C F I’m only in it for the money C G I’m only in it for the change Am G I’m not in it for the glory Dm I’m not in it for the friends With the form or the fame F The innocence died in waves of quiet things Am G Nothing feels right or quite the same Dm It’s great at the start but in the end at the heart Em F It’s a job and a choice that I made Dm I strayed into darkness the day after Armistice F Strayed into darkness and I stayed Dm F Went straight into darkness the day after Armistice Day Interlude: F G Em Dm F G C G Verse : F G And I feel the worse for the ones who love Em Dm The ungrateful bastard I’ve become F G They shouldn’t have to love me C If they don’t want F G I been working hard and saving face Am Em But I’ve not been in the greatest place Dm G Think I will get better C I dunno Outro: F G When I was bright and young and full of **** Em F I was happy in the midst of it G C Anyway I’ll tell the guys you said hello
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