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