Intro
Bm D A G Bm A x2
[Verse 1]
Bm
The snow on the screen
D A
We're going light speed tonight
G
Like Bonnie and Clyde
Bm A
Except we don't die tonight
Bm
And the blister packs, coats
D A
And crumpled up notes appear
G
It's a break from the swill
Bm A
The piss they distill around here
[Pre-Chorus]
G
It's a break from the swill
Bm A
The piss they distill around here
[Chorus 1]
Bm7
Lift off of this
G
Metropolis
D
When this town comes down
A G
I wish, I wish
Bm7
My first degree
G
Emergency
D
Is kettled by your cavalry
A G
I wish, I wish
[Verse 2]
Bm
The cash machine queens
D A
When ambulance teams arrive
G
In their skeletal jeans
Bm A
They take refugees for wives
Bm
When their collars get felt
D A
Their glorified belts won't keep you warm
G
We'll run up the strand
Bm
Your wrist in my hand,
A Bm D
we know we're born
[Pre-Chorus]
A Bm D
Yeah I know I'm born
A Bm D
Yeah I know I'm born
[Chorus 1]
Bm7
Lift off of this
G
Metropolis
D
When this town comes down
A G
I wish, I wish
Bm7
My first degree
G
Emergency
D
Is kettled by your cavalry
A G
I wish, I wish
[Interlude]
Bm D G G |
Bm A D G | x6
Bm D G
[Bridge]
G
When all of your friends are my enemies
A Bm D
Wishing me gone as I'm running away
G
And my only defence is the worst of me
A Bm D
Out in the open for all to survey
G
When you settle for less than I promised you
A Bm D
Knowing that all of our barrels are scraped
G
If it seems like it's harder to say to you
A Bm7
It's cause some things are just harder to say
[Outro]
(Bm7) G D A G
Ooooohho Ohooooooo Ohhohhooo Ohohooooo
Bm7
Lift off of this
G
Metropolis
D
When this town comes down
A G G
I wish, I wish