Routine chords by Steven Wilson

Routine

Verse 1

F#m      D      F#m           D
    What do I do with all the children's clothes 
C          Em          Em             D
 such tiny things that still smell of them
F#m         D         F#m     D
    And the footprints in the hallway
C       Em    Em         D
onto my knees scrub them away

F#m ? D ? F#m ? D    |   C ? Em ? Em ? D

F#m            D        F#m           D
    And how to be of use make the tea and the soup
C            Em        Em          D
All of their favorites throw them away
F#m               D          F#m      D
    And all their schoolbooks and the running shoes
C           Em           Em            D
Washing and cleaning the dirty still sink


F#m ? D ? F#m ? D    |   C ? Em ? Em ? D

Refrain:

F#m     E           D
Routine keeps me in line
F#m      E        D
Helps me pass the time
C#m    B       A
Concentrate my mind 
F    G     A
Helps me to sleep

Verse 2

F#m          D          F#m           D
    And keep making beds and keep the cat fed
C        Em      Em          D
Open the windows let the air in
F#m              D          F#m           D
    And keep the house clean and keep the routine
C              Em         Em           D
Paintings they make still stuck to the fridge


Interlude:

F#m           D     F#m              D
   La-la   la-da       la-la      la-da
C          Em   Em    D
Da-da-da     la-la-da-da                               || x4 (the two lattest without lyrics)


C#m ? D ? Bm ? F#m ? C#m ? A ? E
C#m ? D ? Bm ? F#m ? C#m ? A ? G ? F ? E               || (a chord/beat)

(I couldn't figure out exactly the chords in the guitar picking part
here but I reckon the notes are something around F# - G ? A ? B ? C ? D ? E)


The solo goes with the verse's chords but transposed two steps higher:

G#m ? E ? G#m ? E | D ? F#m ? F#m ? E      || x6


Verse 3

G#m      E       G#m   E
   Keep cleaning keep ironing
D             F#m          F#m             E
Cooking their meals on the stainless steel hob
G#m     E      G#m   E
   Keep washing keep scrubbing

D ? C#m ? B ? A ? G#m ? F#m ? E ? Eb                     || (a chord/beat)
Long until the dark comes to bruise the sky

C#m ? B ? A ? G#m ? C ? Eb                               || (a chord/beat)
Deep in the debt to night


G#m ? E ? G#m ? D
G#m ? E ? G#m

Part C

Breaks into heavy distortion:

G5 ? F#5 ? A5
B5 ? A5 ? G5 ? F#5 ? A5
B5 ? A5 ? G#5 ? G5 ? F#5

Refrain:

F#m     E           D
Routine keeps me in line
F#m      E        D
Helps me pass the time
C#m    B        A
(Concentrate my mind)
F    G     A
Helps me to sleep

F#m     E           D
Routine keeps me in line
F#m      E        D
Helps me pass the time
C#m    B        A
(Concentrate my mind)
F    G     A
Helps me to sleep

F#5 - E5 - F#5 - E5 - G5 - C5                                     || (with distortion, chords changing quickly)

Part D

Em ? A ? Dsus2 ? D

Em                       A      Dsus2        D
   The most beautiful morning forever
Em                        A            Dsus2        D
   Like the ones from far off, far off away
Em                     A                 Dsus2          D
   With the hum of the bees in the jasmine sway


Outro:

            Em              A
Don't ever let go 
           Dsus2              D
Try to let go
            Em              A
Don't ever let go 
           Dsus2              D
Try to let go
Em ? A ? Dsus2 ? D                                                  || (slows down towards the end)