Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
E MajorE G# minorG#m C# minorC#m Dbm7Dbm7 E MajorE
Verse 1:
E MajorE C# minorC#m Dbm7Dbm7
Headstones and landmines
E MajorE C# minorC#m Dbm7Dbm7
Flowers and red wines
A augmentedA
They buy you nice things
A augmentedA
And they sing pretty songs
E MajorE
But it doesn't help
Verse 2:
E MajorE C# minorC#m Dbm7Dbm7
Oak trees and dirt piles
E MajorE C# minorC#m Dbm7Dbm7
Funerals and mistrials
A augmentedA
They say pretty words
A augmentedA
And they hug from six feet
E MajorE
But it doesn't help
G# minorG#m A augmentedA E MajorE
And nothing works but time
G# minorG#m A augmentedA BbdimBbdim
And it all hurts but it's fine
Chorus:
A augmentedA G# minorG#m C# minorC#m E MajorE G# minorG#m
Mmm mmm mmm mhmm hmm
A augmentedA G# minorG#m C# minorC#m E MajorE G# minorG#m
Mmm mmm mmm mhmm hmm
A augmentedA G# minorG#m C# minorC#m E MajorE G# minorG#m E MajorE
Mmm mmm mmm mmm hmm
Interlude:
E MajorE G# minorG#m C# minorC#m Dbm7Dbm7 (x2)
Verse 3:
E MajorE C# minorC#m Dbm7Dbm7
Chaos and carpet
E MajorE C# minorC#m Dbm7Dbm7
A augmentedA study in scarlet
A augmentedA
The room doesn't talk
A augmentedA E MajorE
And the furniture nods as I pass
Verse 4:
E MajorE C# minorC#m Dbm7Dbm7
Heights marked in pencil
E MajorE C# minorC#m Dbm7Dbm7
Kitchen utensils
A augmentedA
The books don't say sorry
Dbm7Dbm7
They don't crowd and touch
C# minorC#m E MajorE BbdimBbdim
They're just observers collecting their dust
C# minorC#m E MajorE A augmentedA
They know that nothing they say is enough
BbdimBbdim
So they don't say a thing
Chorus:
A augmentedA G# minorG#m C# minorC#m E MajorE G# minorG#m
Mmm mmm mmm mhmm hmm
A augmentedA G# minorG#m C# minorC#m E MajorE G# minorG#m
Mmm mmm mmm mhmm hmm
A augmentedA G# minorG#m C# minorC#m E MajorE G# minorG#m E MajorE
Mmm mmm mmm mmm hmm