Chords with lyrics
Intro:
G+G E minorEm C majorC G+G
G MajorG E minorEm D MajorD G+G
Verse 1:
G+G E minorEm C majorC G+G
At the Harlem river we sink like stones
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD G+G
you see we've got heavy minds and we've got thick bones
C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G
like a deck of cards shuffled in my hand
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD G+G
you said you want to make plans but you can't understand
G+G E minorEm C majorC G+G
you see this race I run is a race I can't win
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD G+G
and there's a ghost in the attic been writing me these songs
Interlude:
G+G E minorEm C majorC G+G
G MajorG E minorEm D MajorD G+G
Chorus:
G+G
And oh the truth is that
E minorEm C majorC G+G
I always try at the cost of everything
E minorEm
One day you'll see inside my fate
C majorC G+G
throwing caution with the wind
C majorC G+G
so I can't pretend
E minorEm D MajorD
I guess I was somebody else
Interlude:
G+G E minorEm C majorC G+G
G MajorG E minorEm D MajorD G+G
Verse 2:
G+G E minorEm C majorC G+G
We were like gangsters gambling in the park
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD G+G
said you're old enough now not to fear the dark
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
and oh the buisness man said "We are the same"
G+G E minorEm C majorC G+G
he said you're making a living now you can't complain
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G
because the honest man won't make it these days
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD G+G
and that's the way things are, it's hard to explain.
Chorus:
G+G
And oh the truth is that
E minorEm C majorC G+G
I always try at the cost of everyone
G+G
One day you'll rest,
E minorEm C majorC G+G
here in peace at the bottom of everything.
C majorC G+G
so I won't pretend
E minorEm D MajorD
I never want to end up,
G+G
this way.