Verse
(Rationale)
F
Long-lost opinions
A#maj7
All the words you can't redeem
F Dm
Don't come round here
A# F
And be a slave to old ideas
Dm
Scream hallelujah
F
If it's a thing that helps you breathe
Your iron rule has often
Dm Am A# Dm
Had me on my knees
Am A#maj7 F Am A#
[Chorus]
(Bastille)
Dm
You'd better sharpen up, you'd better sharpen up 'cause
Am A#
All you have's your axe to grind
F
Grind, grind
Am A#
Round here
Dm
You'd better sharpen up, you'd better sharpen up 'cause
Am A#
All you have's your axe to grind
F
Grind, grind
Am A#
Round here
[Verse]
(Bastille)
Dm
Breaking the silence
Am A#
Like I'm bursting at the seams
F Dm
So many stifled thoughts
Am A#
And long-forgotten dreams
F
Scream hallelujah
A#
I can almost taste reprieve
F
Your iron rule has often
A#
Had me on my knees
Dm Am A#maj7
F Am A#
[Chorus]
(Bastille)
Dm
You'd better sharpen up, you'd better sharpen up 'cause
Am A#
All you have's your axe to grind
F
Grind, grind
Am A#
Round here
Dm
You'd better sharpen up, you'd better sharpen up 'cause
Am A#
All you have's your axe to grind
F
Grind, grind
Am A#
Round here
[Bridge]
(Rationale & Bastille)
Dm
Keep on talking to yourself
Am A#
Cause no one needs to hear the words you reel off
F
Keep on talking to yourself
Am A#
Cause you're gonna have to swing that axe round here
Dm
Keep on talking to yourself
Am A#
Cause no one needs to hear the words you reel off
F
Keep on talking to yourself
Am A#
Cause you're gonna have to swing that axe round here
[Chorus]
(Bastille)
Dm
You'd better sharpen up, you'd better sharpen up 'cause
Am A#
All you have's your axe to grind
F
Grind, grind
Am A#
Round here
Dm
You'd better sharpen up, you'd better sharpen up 'cause
Am A#
All you have's your axe to grind
F
Grind, grind
Am A#
Round here