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