Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: F C G C F C G C Verse: F C G C F C G C I meant to do my work today F C G C F C G C So many plans I had made F C F C I'd check the mail, I'd make the call F C F C Save the world and sweep the hall F C F C Finally get my accounting done F C F C Sort the beans one by one F C G C F C But I got waylaid by the morning sun N.C. F C G C F C G C And I got absolutely nothing done
Verse: F C G C F C G C I thought I'd live a louder life F C G C F C G C I'd learn a lot and get it right F C F C I'd rent a loft, I'd drink all night F C F C I'd be a living archetype F C F C And in a blinding flash of light F C F C I'd see that one great insight F C G C F C But silence called me deeper still N.C. F C G C F C G C Like nothing else I know, ever will Verse: F C G C F C G C I woke to hear an owl nearby F C G C F C G C Hunting something large enough to cry F C F C Nature's always beautiful F C F C The change of season's always right F C F C The moon shines cold and true and bright F C F C It sets at dawn without a fight F C G C F C And yet I could not find a way N.C. F C G C F C G C To get myself back to sleep last night Instrumental: F C G C F C G C Verse: F C G C F C G C I never knew just what it meant F C G C F C G C The way you smiled while you dreamt F C F C And why my heart can overflow F C F C And why mistakes can haunt me so F C F C Why nothing ever stops or stays F C F C Dust shimmers in the morning rays F C G C F C I didn't do the work that I had said N.C. F C G C I just wandered through these thoughts instead Outro: F C G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C G C
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