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