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