Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Fade in, start the scene
D MajorD C majorC
Enter beautiful girl
E minorEm C majorC G+G
But things are not what they seem
D MajorD C majorC E minorEm
As we stand at the edge of the world
Instrumental:
C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Verse 1:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
"Excuse me, sir
G+G
But I have plans to die tonight
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Oh, and you are directly in my way
C majorC G+G C majorC
And I bet you're gonna say it's not right"
G+G E minorEm
My reply:
"Excuse me, miss
G+G
But do you have the slightest clue
D MajorD
Of exactly what you just said to me
C majorC G+G
And exactly who you're talking to?"
D MajorD
She said, "I don't care, you don't even know me"
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD C majorC
I said, "I know but I'd like to change that soon, hopefully"
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
Yeah, we all flirt with the tiniest notion
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
You see the trick is that you're never supposed to act on it
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
No matter how unbearable this misery gets
Instrumental:
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC E minorEm
Verse 2:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm G+G
"You make it sound so easy to be alive
D MajorD
But tell me, how am I supposed to seize this day
C majorC G+G
When everything inside of me has died?"
E minorEm
My reply:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
"Trust me, girl
G+G
I know your legs are pleading to leap
D MajorD
But I offer you this easy choice
G+G C majorC
Instead of dying, living with me"
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
She said, "Are you crazy? You don't even know me."
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD C majorC
I said, "I know, but I'd like to change that soon hopefully"
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
Yeah, we all flirt with the tiniest notion
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
You see the trick is that you're never supposed to act on it
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
No matter how unbearable this misery gets
Instrumental:
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC E minorEm
Bridge:
E minorEm C majorC
I would be lying if I said that things would never get rough
G+G D MajorD C majorC E minorEm
And all this cliche motivation, it could never be enough
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G
I could stand here all night trying to convince you
But what good would that do?
D MajorD C majorC
My offer stands, and you must choose
Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD G+G
Verse 3:
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
"Alright, you win, but I only give you one night
E minorEm D MajorD G+G D MajorD
To prove yourself to be better than my attempt at flight
G+G D MajorD
I swear to God, if you hurt me, I will leap
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
I will toss myself from these very cliffs
D MajorD G+G
And you'll never see it coming"
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
"Settle, precious, I know what you're going through
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD C majorC
Just ten minutes before you got here, I was gonna jump too"
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
Yeah, we all flirt with the tiniest notion
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
You see the trick is that you're never supposed to act on it
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
No matter how unbearable this misery gets
Outro: