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