Intro
Am C G F Am G x2
[Verse 1]
Am
The snow on the screen
C G
We're going light speed tonight
F
Like Bonnie and Clyde
Am G
Except we don't die tonight
Am
And the blister packs, coats
C G
And crumpled up notes appear
F
It's a break from the swill
Am G
The piss they distill around here
[Pre-Chorus]
F
It's a break from the swill
Am G
The piss they distill around here
[Chorus 1]
Am7
Lift off of this
F
Metropolis
C
When this town comes down
G F
I wish, I wish
Am7
My first degree
F
Emergency
C
Is kettled by your cavalry
G F
I wish, I wish
[Verse 2]
Am
The cash machine queens
C G
When ambulance teams arrive
F
In their skeletal jeans
Am G
They take refugees for wives
Am
When their collars get felt
C G
Their glorified belts won't keep you warm
F
We'll run up the strand
Am
Your wrist in my hand,
G Am C
we know we're born
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am C
Yeah I know I'm born
G Am C
Yeah I know I'm born
[Chorus 1]
Am7
Lift off of this
F
Metropolis
C
When this town comes down
G F
I wish, I wish
Am7
My first degree
F
Emergency
C
Is kettled by your cavalry
G F
I wish, I wish
[Interlude]
Am C F F |
Am G C F | x6
Am C F
[Bridge]
F
When all of your friends are my enemies
G Am C
Wishing me gone as I'm running away
F
And my only defence is the worst of me
G Am C
Out in the open for all to survey
F
When you settle for less than I promised you
G Am C
Knowing that all of our barrels are scraped
F
If it seems like it's harder to say to you
G Am7
It's cause some things are just harder to say
[Outro]
(Bm7) F C G F
Ooooohho Ohooooooo Ohhohhooo Ohohooooo
Am7
Lift off of this
F
Metropolis
C
When this town comes down
G F F
I wish, I wish