Verse 1: G# Has it come to this? G# We're stuck in the weeds G# I get it, I'm not perfect G# I was never trying to be G# But I'm not long for this earth G# B If we really only ever get one chance to burn B G# I gotta trip before I can see the finish G# B How else would I learn? B
I wanna know, how is it you do it? Chorus: G# F# When you land on your feet E B You're a nimble bastard G# F# And you don't skip a beat E B Such a nimble bastard G# F# Salt of the earth E B You're a nimble bastard G# F# Won't you show, lowly us E B How do you see the stars from that far down? Verse 2: G# I swing and I miss G# And then come the creeps G# B It makes me want to faint B G# I wanna know, how is it you do it? G# B How do you spill the paint? B And then fit it into a frame? Chorus: G# F# When you land on your feet E B You're a nimble bastard G# F# And you don't skip a beat E B Such a nimble bastard G# F# Salt of the earth E B You're a nimble bastard G# F# Won't you show, lowly us E B How do you see the stars from that far down? Break: Bridge: G# F# E B Has it come to this? G# F# E B Has it come to this? Chorus: G# F# When you land on your feet E B You're a nimble bastard G# F# And you don't skip a beat E B Such a nimble bastard G# F# Salt of the earth E B You're a nimble bastard G# F# Won't you show, lowly us E B How do you see the stars from that far down? Chorus: G# F# When you land on your feet E B You're a nimble bastard G# F# And you don't skip a beat E B Such a nimble bastard G# F# Salt of the earth E B You're a nimble bastard G# F# Won't you show, lowly us E B