Chords with lyrics
Difficulty: Novice
88bpm 4/4 capo on 3rd
Verse 1
C minorCm Bdim/D
My life is a house. you crawl through the window,
G+G C minorCm
slip across the floor, and into the reception room.
Bdim/D
You enter the place of endless persuasion,
G+G C minorCm
like a knock on the door when there's ten or more things to do.
CHORUS 1
Eflat Aflat Gm7Gm7 Bflat Eflat
Who was that calling? You, my companion,
Eflat Aflat Gm7Gm7 Eflat Aflat G7G7
run to the water on a burning beach,
Aflatmaj7/C E MajorE flat
and it brings me relief.
VERSE 2
Aflat C minorCm Bdim/D G+G
Pass through the walls to find my intentions, circle round
C minorCm Bdim/D
in a strange hypnotic state. I look into space, there is no connection,
G+G C minorCm
a million points of light and a conversation i cant face,
CHORUS 2
Eflat Aflat Gm7Gm7 Bflat Eflat
Cast me off one day. to lose my inhibitions
Aflat Gm7Gm7 Eflat Aflat G7G7
sit like a lap-dog on a matron's knee.
Aflatmaj7/C Eflat Aflat
Wear the nails on your feet.
8BAR INTERLUDE
G+G Cm7sus4 Gm7Gm7 Cm7sus4
Gm7Gm7 Cm7sus4 Gm7Gm7 Cm7sus4 /G
VERSE 3
C minorCm Bdim/D G+G
I woke up the house, stumbled in sideways, the lights went on,
C minorCm Bdim/D
and everybody screamed surprise. The savage review, it left me gasping
G+G C minorCm
but it warms my heart to see that you can do it too.
CHORUS 3
Eflat Aflat Gm7Gm7 Bflat/6 Eflat
Total surrender. Your touch is so tender.
Aflat Gm7Gm7 Bflat/6 Bflat
Your skin is like water on a burning beach,
Eflat Aflat Gm7Gm7
and it brings me relief,
Bflat6 Eflat Aflat
and it brings me relief,
Bflat6 Eflat Aflat
and it brings me relief,
Bflat6 Eflat Aflat Gm7Gm7 Bflat6 Eflat Aflat
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gm7Gm7 Bflat6 Eflat Aflat
/ / / / / / / /
Bflat Bflat Bflat
brings me relief brings me relief
Bflat
In the back row under the stars, and the ceiling is my floor.
[repeat last line to fade]
C minorCm xo221o
Cm7sus4 xo2o3o
Bdim/D x2313x
G+G o221oo
Eflat x32o1o
Aflat 133211
Gm7Gm7 o2oooo
Bflat 32ooo3
G7G7 o2o1oo
Aflatmaj7/C xo321o
Aflatmaj7 xx321o
Bflat6 32oo3o
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