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