Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
LEX:
Verse 1:
Bm7
Is this what I live for?
A
To be choked in a toy store
G F# Bm7
While staring into hell
Bm7
There's something that's beautiful
A
Being awake for my funeral
G F# Bm7
You can close the casket now
Pre-Chorus:
Bm7
The plans for my father's hopeless seed
A G Bm7
Born into moral poverty
Bm7
Still, I wasn't the angel heaven sent
A G Bm7
To break through my cliché boundaries
Chorus:
Bm7 A G
'Cause Friday is black for me
Bm7 A G
The dreamer has dreamed her dream
Bm7 A
When Friday is black
G A
There's no turning back
Bm7 A G
'Cause Friday is black for me
Verse 2:
Bm7
Is there some lesson to learn
A
Should I never have wanted?
G
I never even got started
F# Bm7
Or were the decks always just this stacked
Verse 3:
Bm7
I mean, it's really a godsend
A
Clear my plans for the weekend
G F# Bm7
But there's nothing to subtract
Bm7 A G
I don't want your half-baked sympathy
Bm7 A G
When did it save those in need?
Bm7 A G
Still, I thought that angels did exist
Bm7 A G
But now I hope they plan to end it quick
Chorus:
Bm7 A G
'Cause Friday is black for me
Bm7 A G
Only my ashes will see the sea
Bm7 A
When Friday is black
G A
There's no turning back
Bm7 A G
'Cause Friday is black for me
Bridge:
Bm7 A
At first I didn't know what she was to me
Bm7 A
At first I didn't know why I cared
Bm7
Or why I wanted
A G Bm7
To hold her and rock her to sleep
A G Bm7
Did I need her more than she needed me?
Bm7 A
Maybe I'm wrong
G Bm7
She can go on her own
A
But I'm leaving
Chorus:
Bm7 A G
'Cause Friday is black for me
Bm7 A G
Only my ashes will see the sea
Bm7 A
When Friday is black
G A
There's no turning back
Bm7 A G
'Cause Friday is black-
GENERAL MCNAMARA (spoken):
N.C.
You're not dead yet