Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD B minorBm
I spent a long time watering a plant made out of plastic
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD
And I curse the?ground?for growing green
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA F#F# B minorBm
I?spent a long time substituting honest?with sarcastic
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD
And I curse my tongue for being mean
Verse:
E minorEm B minorBm
And weightless, breathless restitute
E minorEm B minorBm
Motionless and absolute
E minorEm B minorBm E MajorE F#F#
He cut me open, sucked the poison from an aging wound
E minorEm B minorBm
Now fifty thousand war cadets
E minorEm B minorBm
Would cower at this small brunette
E minorEm B minorBm
To my surprise, not six feet high
F#F#
Would reach and grab the moon if I
B minorBm F#F#
Should ask or just imply
BB
That I wanted a bit more light
G+G
So I could look inside his eyes
G minorGm
And get the colors just right
D MajorD D MajorD G+G G+G D MajorD D Bb majorBb G minorGm
Just right, just right, just
Interlude:
DmDm Dm Bb majorBb G minorGm
DmDm Dm Bb majorBb G minorGm
DmDm Dm Bb majorBb G minorGm
DmDm Dm Bb majorBb G minorGm
DmDm Dm Bb majorBb G minorGm
DmDm Dm Bb majorBb G minorGm
DmDm Dm Bb majorBb G minorGm
DmDm Dm Bb majorBb G minorGm
DmDm Dm
Outro:
G minorGm A7A7
Build love, build God, build provinces
DmDm
Build calluses, break promises
G minorGm A7A7 DmDm
'Cause I could never hold a perfect thing and not demolish it
G minorGm A7A7
What am I thinking? What does this mean?
DmDm FF
How could somebody ever love me?
G+G N.C. A augmentedA N.C.
Talk to your man, tell him he's got bad news comin