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Key: C#m
Intro:
A B F#m F#m
Verse 1:
A B F#m
I sit to settle an eye over my eyes
A B F#m
Imagine my surprise
A B F#m
Heaven and Earth have both fled away
A B F#m
After the arguing, there was very little to say
Chorus:
A B
Ooh ooh ooh
F#m
Oh, as the dust came down
A B F#m
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
A B
Ooh ooh ooh
F#m
Well
I drowned
I drowned
A B F#m
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Verse 2:
A B F#m
Lying with a slab on a cold city street
A B F#m
Soaking up the rain with the soles of my feet
A B F#m
Now the city feels like a cold, cruel place
A B F#m
When you're down on your luck and it spits in your face
Chorus:
A B
Ooh ooh ooh
F#m
I'm walking barefoot now
A B F#m
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
A B
Ooh ooh ooh
F#m
On the edge of a knife
A B F#m
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Verse 3:
A B F#m
I tread lightly on no man's land
A B F#m
With my high heels on
I keep sinking in the sand
A B F#m
Now I'm buying coffee and I'm drinking some raw
A B
It must go on so tight
F#m
I'm running, running, running, running, running, running, running
Chorus:
A B
Ooh ooh ooh
F#m
I'm walking barefoot now
A B F#m
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
A B
Ooh ooh ooh
F#m
On the edge of a knife
A B F#m
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Bridge:
A B F#m x4
Chorus:
A B
Ooh ooh ooh
F#m
I'm walking barefoot now
A B F#m
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
A B
Ooh ooh ooh
F#m
On the edge of a knife
A B F#m
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Outro:
A B F#m x2
Song History
Published: March 23, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025