Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
G D#
Husband and wife were married underneath the steeple of the church in the town they were born
G
On the way home from the American Cathedral
D#
The wife tore her wedding gown on a thorn
G
Husband bent down, for he had brought a thread and needle
D#
For exactly this purpose
I'm sure
G D#
He showed he could sew, the wife then knocked a little beetle, off the suit hе had only once worn
Verse 2:
B Bm
They werе sleepy people for the rest of their lives
F# F E D#
When they think of this time they laugh and they cry
F#
And I kind of know why
Verse 3:
G D#
Husband went on to get a good job as a banker in a cubical from 9 to 5
G
Dreamed of the day he'd be moved to the corner office
D#
Where he could work in a room with sunlight
G
5 years along their son was born with 10 good fingers
D#
He grew up watching his parents survive
G D#
Boy didn't belong, but he decided to just linger to observe his parents staying alive
Verse 4:
B Bm
He watched the sleepy people waste the rest of their lives
F# F E D#
Thinking only of the memories on which they rely
F#
To bring them any delight
B Bm Bdim
And the boy was 45 before he realised
F#
That he's just waiting to die
