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