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