Chords with lyrics
Intro:
C2 C majorC x8
Verse 1:
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Cookie cried for three days, till she couldn't cry no more
C majorC FF G+G
She ate the fridge, jumped the bridge and wound up bloated on the shore
FF C majorC FF
The children they all pointed at another painted score
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
And somebody asked, "Can I take a picture?"
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Well, the heat down here is brutal, it's hard to do what's right
C majorC FF G+G
The locals shout, "You won't burn out if you don't ever shine too bright"
FF C majorC FF
I wish I was in your back pocket or in your arms tonight
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
I wish that I was loud so you could hear me
Chorus:
E minorEm A minorAm
But oh, no
E minorEm A minorAm
What else must I be?
E minorEm A minorAm FF G+G
It's all inside my head I guess but it reminds me
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
That I need you, honey I need you
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
There ain't nobody who can supersede you
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G C majorC
We're not such strangers, honey I need you right now
Verse 2:
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Now the streets are paved with petals, the parade is coming through
C majorC FF G+G
It kind of feels like royalty cause' everyone's in blue
FF C majorC FF
And yellow flowers falling from a window, too
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
Falling at the feet of such a coward
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Ah, the mayor is kissing babies, he's almost way too kind
C majorC FF G+G
We're filled to the brim with honest men, they're just way too hard to find
FF C majorC FF
So stare into his public eyes and watch his clock unwind
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
Then find him old and drowning in the deep end
Chorus:
E minorEm A minorAm
But oh, no
E minorEm A minorAm
What else must I see?
E minorEm A minorAm FF G+G
It's all inside my head I guess but it just reminds me
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
That I need you, honey I need you
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
There ain't nobody who can supersede you
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G C majorC
We're not such strangers, honey I need you right now
Verse 3:
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Yes, I long for a hickory morning with a waltz and trumpet flare
C majorC FF G+G
I'm doing my best to recover from what time cannot repair
FF C majorC FF
I'm sick of all this solitude and pre-rehearsed despair
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
My eyes are a hundred miles away from sleeping
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Well I wish you'd write a letter, or telephone to me
C majorC FF G+G
This place is dark and there ain't a spark of who I used to be
FF C majorC FF
So the sick hearts of the unloved tell the brave souls of the sea
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
"We're all closed up, why don't you come back when we're open"
Chorus:
E minorEm A minorAm
But oh, no
E minorEm A minorAm
What else must I be?
E minorEm A minorAm FF G+G
It's all inside my head I guess but it just reminds me
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
That I need you, honey I need you
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
There ain't nobody who can supersede you
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G C majorC
We're not such strangers, honey I need you right now
Verse 4:
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
There's a cracked and pale mirror that's hanging on my wall
C majorC FF G+G
The church bell rings and the choir sings, I can hear them from the hall
FF C majorC FF
Now you might not believe it, but there was no fire at all
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
We danced for seven days wishing for water
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Ah, Sagrinnon tells the fortunes, they line around the bend
C majorC FF G+G
A augmentedA dollar for your problems, and five to know the end
FF C majorC FF
They come from miles around, just like a pack of howling men
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
I wonder what she does with all that money
Chorus:
E minorEm A minorAm
Ah but oh, no
E minorEm A minorAm
What else must I be?
E minorEm A minorAm FF G+G
It's all inside my head I guess but it reminds me
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
That I need you, honey I need you
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
There ain't nobody who could supersede you
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G C majorC
We're not such strangers, honey I need you right now
Verse 5:
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Ah, a simple sidewalk painter, says his life is such a bore
C majorC FF G+G
He spends his time with a jug of wine and a palette on the floor
FF C majorC FF
He screams, "Heaven! Take my eyes, because I can't paint no more."
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
Honey, sometimes I, I feel just like his colors
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
I'm gonna go down to the ocean, I'm gonna to fill my boots with sand
C majorC FF G+G
The next time that you see me, I'll be a much more grounded man
FF C majorC FF
So go and do whatever it is you do and I'll do what I can
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
And when we meet again you can try to know me
Chorus:
E minorEm A minorAm
But oh, no
E minorEm A minorAm
What else must I see?
E minorEm A minorAm FF G+G
It's all inside my head I guess but it just reminds me
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
That I need you, honey I need you
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
There ain't nobody who can supersede you
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G C majorC
We're not such strangers, honey I need you right now
Harmonica Solo:
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G x3 C majorC
Verse 6:
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
They call me pessimistic, but it occured to me
C majorC FF G+G
That babies are all born crying and dying is never free
FF C majorC FF
But I still can't shake that feeling, that somebody's watching me
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
I just thought that I would tell you
Outro:
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
C majorC FF G+G
FF C majorC FF
DmDm E minorEm FF G+G C majorC