Cautionary Tale chords by Wake Up John

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
G       Gmaj7/F#
G       Gmaj7/F#
G       Gmaj7/F#
G       Gmaj7/F#


Verse 1:
G       Gmaj7/F#
 Watch me
G       Gmaj7/F#
I'm inspiring
G       Gmaj7/F#
It's a miracle
     G       Bm       G
How I'm everywhere but nowhere all at once
     Gmaj7/F#
Look out
      G       Gmaj7/F#
You could get sucked in
      G       Gmaj7/F#
Catch the "cynical"
     G      Bm       C
Breath me in and suddenly you're in a rut
           G
I'm standing on the edge
     Dadd4/F#   C
of that coveted closure
            G
If I close my eyes and fall
   Dadd4/F#   C
would all of it be over?
          G
I've tried so many roads
     Dadd4/F#   C          Amadd2
Thought you promised I would find my way to Rome.

Chorus:
G  Dadd4/F#  Cadd2
Oo -  ooh  am  I  a cautionary tale
G       Dadd4/F#       Cadd2
 Of floating aimless through the fog
G  Dadd4/F#   Cadd2              G
Ah   ooh    ah ooh I heard the siren song cascade around me
Dadd4/F#         Cadd2
   But didn’t feel them pull at all
G     Dadd4/F#   Cadd2
  I was afraid, I was afraid
G     Dadd4/F#   Cadd2
  I was afraid, I was afraid


Verse 2:
G       Gmaj7/F#
 Not now
     G       Gmaj7/F#
I will track it down
     G       Gmaj7/F#
Find my feet somehow
    G       Bm      G
Stumbling is not what I intend to do
            G
Now my back is to the edge
    Dadd4/F#  C
Of that fugitive closure
              G
I won't close my eyes and fall
   Dadd4/F#    C
Don't want it to be over
          G
I've tried so many roads
      Dadd4/F#     C       Amadd2
Thought you promised I would find my way to Rome.


Chorus:
G  Dadd4/F#  Cadd2
Oo -  ooh  am  I  a cautionary tale
G       Dadd4/F#       Cadd2
 Of floating aimless through the fog
G  Dadd4/F#   Cadd2              G
Ah   ooh    ah ooh I heard the siren songs cascade around me
Dadd4/F#         Cadd2
   But didn’t feel them pull at all
G      Dadd4/F#       Cadd2
  I'm still afraid, I'm still afraid
G      Dadd4/F#       Cadd2
  I'm still afraid, I'm still afraid


Instrumental:
G      Dadd4/F#       Cadd2
G      Dadd4/F#       Cadd2


Bridge:
G    Dadd4/F#     Cadd2
 Ah  - ooh    ah - ooh
G    Dadd4/F#     Cadd2
 Ah  - ooh    ah - ooh I heard the siren songs
G    Dadd4/F#     Cadd2
 Ah  - ooh    ah - ooh
G    Dadd4/F#     Cadd2
 Ah  - ooh    ah - ooh I heard the siren songs


Instrumental:
G      C Em9no5
G      C  C/B Am  C/B C C/B Am


Verse 3:
G       Gmaj7/F#
 Giving in
      G       Gmaj7/F#
Is not the worst of sins
      G       Gmaj7/F#
Find some rest my friends
      G            Bm      C
As long as you make sure you're surrendering to light
            G
Now I turn around and face
  Dadd4/F#  C
The welcoming closure
           G
If I close my eyes and jump
  Dadd4/F#     C
I know I can make it over
           G
I've tried so many roads
   Dadd4/F#     C        Amadd2
Now I know that I can find my way back home


Chorus:
G  Dadd4/F#   Cadd2
Oo -  ooh  I'll tell the cautionary tale
G       Dadd4/F#       Cadd2
 Of floating aimless through the fog
G  Dadd4/F#   Cadd2              G
Ah   ooh    ah ooh I heard the siren songs cascade around me
Dadd4/F#          Cadd2
   But I don't feel them pull at all


Outro:
G     Dadd4/F#    Cadd2
 I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
G     Dadd4/F#    Cadd2
 I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
G     Dadd4/F#    Cadd2
 I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
G     Dadd4/F#    Cadd2
 I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
G     Dadd4/F#    Cadd2
 I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
G     Dadd4/F#    Cadd2
 I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid