Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Chorus:
Am C D
Keep it quick, say it brief
F Am
If it's fast, it will be a relief
C D
Short on time- that's a gift
F E Am
Count your seconds, and they'll catch the drift
Verse 1:
G C
Disparate parts, desparate hearts
F Bm Em7 Am
Pulled through a sieve
Gm C F C
Hand me a chart, so I know how to start to say
B E
"This is all I can give"
C C# Dm
To summarize seems incomplete
Am Em
How novel is a novel that can fit on one sheet
Eb
It seems that I'm destined to fail
Dm D G Gm Am
To compress myself to the size of a thumbnail
Chorus:
Am C D
Keep it quick, say it brief
F C
If it's fast, it will be a relief
D
Short on time- that's a gift
F E Am
Count your seconds, and they'll catch the drift
Post-Chorus:
G D
Na na na, na na, they'll catch the drift
F E C
Na na na, na na, they'll catch the drift
D
Na na an, na na, they'll catch the drift
F Am7
Na na na, na na, they'll catch the -
Verse 2:
Gm7
Don't like what's revealed here
C7 F C E Am7
When your depth of field's near, it's hard to come close
Gm7
Chip stones from the boulder
C7 F C
Suddenly, my vulnerability shows
C Am Dm7
Oh, you can crop and trim, 'till all that's left
Em7
Is the essence of a presence that is feeling bereft
Eb
Of a guard in just the gist of a tale
C G Am
That is less of an image, and more of a thumbnail
Chorus:
Am C D
Keep it quick, say it brief
F C
If it's fast, it will be a relief
D
Short on time- that's a gift
F E Am
Count your seconds, and they'll catch the drift
Post-Chorus:
G D
Na na na, na na, they'll catch the drift
F E C
Na na na, na na, they'll catch the drift
D
Na na an, na na, they'll catch the drift
F C
Na na na, na na, they'll catch the drift
Outro:
E Am Gm F Em Dm G
C Em Am Gm F Em7 Dm7 G
