Intro
C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m A
Verse 1
C#m B
Take a moment if you dare
A C#m
Catch yourself a breath of air
A Abm
There's another life out there
C#m
And you should try it
Verse 2
C#m B
Dead ends hide on every street
A C#m
Look before you place your feet
A Abm
Cracks and fissures keep the beat
C#m
And you're inside it
Refrain 1
C#m
Every thought you never dared to think
A
Every mood you always knew would sink
C#m
Every line you spoke out loud in a jest
A
All the time you took to be your best
C#m
Soon forgotten
A C#m A
Verse 3
C#m B
The sun must never touch your skin
A C#m
It could expose the dark within
A Abm C#m
You're paranoid a-bout the para-noia
C#m B
And panic hits with-out a sign
A C#m
You worry about it all the time
A Abm C#m
Every perfect moment is a hidden warning
Refrain 2
A
Cuz everything makes your pretty head spin
C#m
And nagging thoughts are starting to sink in
A
With everything this way it's better to forget
C#m B
Than end up in a place with something to regret
C#m A C#m A
Verse 4
C#m B
Your transatlantic shopping spree
A C#m
Your health forever guarantees
A Abm C#m
Or-ganic bio life's a breeze in cosy prisons
C#m B
But hiding out in the salad bar
A C#m
Isn't gonna get you far
A Abm C#m
And bottled wine is vinegar to-morrow
Refrain 3
A
Everything around here makes your pretty head spin
C#m
Its piling up high and you're back where you begin
A
Moments you have tried so hard to forget
C#m B
Are promising to have been the best ones yet
Refrain 4
C#m
Every time you shut your eyes it appears
A
Every time you trace your steps back here
C#m
None of your convictions have the same old ring
A
No doubt you found a place for everything
C#m/F#
In cosy prisons
A
Verse 5
C#m B
So if you're careful
A C#m
You won't get hurt
A Abm
But if you're careful all the time
C#m
then what's it worth
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
June 2011