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