Intro
A# Gm A Dm
A# Gm A Dm
[verse 1]
A# Gm
The patter of breaking glass
A Dm A#
invades like gentle rain and a dog
Gm
barks somewhere in Gleadless
A Dm
i'm in a safe yet frightening dream again
A# Gm
and the night is an endless place
A Dm
but it ends so sweetly at your face
B Gm
this bed is made of energy
A Dm
it's the strangest kingdom where we sleep
[pre-chorus 1]
A# C Dm A#
the world isn't waiting for us anymore
Dm C
not like when we were young
A# C Dm A
the kids are asleep while the kids in the park
A
are happy burning cars
[chorus 1]
A# Gm
and i hear the gentle morning song
A Dm
of the drunken girls and the sweeetling thugs
A# Gm
like a litany recited for me
A Dm
in the dark aisles of our street
A# Gm Dm A
Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu
A# Gm Dm A
Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu
[verse 2]
A# Gm A
the patter of tiny feet could it be
Dm A#
the final straw we've thrown on the back
Gm
of the camel of our youth
A Dm
long in the teeth, will i still long for you
A#
because life is an endless place
C Dm
or at least it sometimes seems that way
A# C
will we die wearing perplexed faces
Dm A#
books of words still left to say
[pre-chorus 2]
A# C Dm A#
the world isn't waiting for us anymore
Dm C
not like when we were young
A# C Dm A
the world isn't waiting for us but it whispers softly through the door
[chorus 2]
A# Gm
i hear the gentle morning song
A Dm
like a quiet reflection of my soul
B Gm
i sang that song back when i was young
A# Gm
and the virgin earth stretched on and on
A# Gm
and i hear the gentle morning song
A Dm
of the drunken girls and the sweeetling thugs
A# Gm
like a litany recited for me
A Dm
in the dark church of our street
A# Gm Dm A
Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu
A# Gm Dm A
Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu
A# Gm Dm A
Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu
A# Gm Dm A
Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu