Part 1:

     F#m
The build-up
             A
Lasted for days
             E       (C#)
Lasted for weeks
           F#m    (A)  E   (E/C#)
Lasted too long
     F#m           A
Our hero      withdrew
                E
When there was two
               C#
He couldn not choose one
         F#m
So there was none

  A     (A/B)   F#m
Worn into the vaguely announced
  A     (A/B)   F#m
Worn into the vaguely announced


     Part 2:
              A
The spinning top made a sound

Like a train across the valley
    E
Fading, oh so quiet
                      E/C#
But constant 'til it passed
           F#m
Over the ridge, into the distances
              F#m/A
Written on a ticket
      E
To remind you where to stop
      E/C#       A
And when to get off

The spinning top made a sound
                           B
Like a train across the valley

Fading, oh so quiet
        C#
But constant 'til it passed
           F#m
Over the ridge, into the distances
              E
Written on a ticket

To remind you where to stop
      E/C#       F#m
And when to get off

The spinning top made a sound
        F#m/A              E
Like a train across the valley
    E
Fading, oh so quiet
       E/C#            F#m
But constant 'til it passed
                             F#m/A
Over the ridge, into the distances
               E
Written on a ticket

To remind you where to stop
      E/C#       F#m
And when to get off
  F#m/A      E
When to get off
  E/C#       A
When to get off
             E
When to get off