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