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