Verse
D#
theres a hole in my head
Cm
where the lines you read
Cm
melt into a bowl
G#
and treat me a like a fool
[Verse 2]
D#
they froth at the mouths
Cm
and call me a clown
Cm
for jumping through their hoops
G#
and standing on their shoes
[Chorus]
D# G#
but don't be sad
D# Cm
it’ll never last
D# G#
and don't be sad OOOOO
D# Cm G#
it’ll never last
[Verse 3]
D#
until you throw away your shoes
Fm Cm
and buy expensive boots
Cm
to walk straight through the scene
G#
smash snails to smithereens
[Verse 4]
D#
you call your love a lie
Cm
a choke of desire
Cm
with a brain your couldn't beat
G#
and hands as soft as feet
[Chorus]
D# G#
but don't be sad
D# Cm
it’ll never last
D# G#
and don't be sad OOOOO
D# Cm G#
it’ll never last
[Verse 5]
Cm Gb F G# D#
until you run and get the kids to lick the bottoms of their lips
Cm
and they stare straight at the sun
Fm D#
and down the barrel of the gun
Cm Fm
you point it up you point it down
G#
family all around
D# A#
you never lied
Cm
watch your back
G#
they've got you by the neck
G#
its never fair
Fm
its never fair
D# Cm
to see their smiles everywhere
Cm
but your face looks like a clowns
D#
paint it up and paint it down
D#
pity, piercing pray
D#
each morning of each day
Cm
its the last song left to sing
F
you pretty little thing.