Intro
F#m A Bm D F#m A Bm D
[Verse 1]
F#m
But I laugh when you lie
A
Ain’t much of a disguise
Bm D
I know cause you learned that from me
F#m A
The pull of the strings is an unfortunate thing
Bm D
And one can’t help but go where they lead
F#m
And though you said it would plague you
A
No more, No more
Bm D
Who are you kidding, I’ve been through your drawers
F#m A
The vintage you wore to the feast
Bm
Smelled the scent from your pores
Bm
Sleep, score, and repeat
N.C.
Sleep, score, and repeat
N.C.
(Oh, oh waiting by the floor at your feet)
[Chorus]
A
And for some time
Bm D
The only thing that’s really mattered
A
Was getting by
Bm D
Well enough to climb that ladder
A
You’ll meet no dreams there
Bm D
No earthly forms
A
Where the men have killed the men
Bm
And the women have made no more
D F#m A Bm D (x4)
The women have made no more
[Verse 2]
F#m A
I’ve seen the scars on your wrist
Bm D
I know that you thought we’d do better than this
F#m A
Though you’re not really sure how we can
Bm D
When you stood the whole day with your head in your hands
F#m A
Well we lie and we backstab from Fresno to Flagstaff
Bm D
Slipped and we slept on floors that we swept with
F#m
Oh and the bad rap
A
And clung to the abstract
Bm
When everything else seemed a threat
D
When everything else seemed a threat
(This is as good as it gets)
[Chorus]
A
And for some time
Bm D
The only thing that’s really mattered
A
Is getting by
Bm D
Well enough to climb that ladder
A
You’ll meet no dreams there
Bm D
No earthly forms
A
Where the men have killed the men
Bm
And the women have made no more
D
The women have made no more
[Instrumental]
F#m A Bm D (repeat x8)
[Chorus]
A
And for some time
Bm D
The only thing that’s really mattered
A
Was getting by
Bm D
Well enough to climb that ladder
A
You’ll meet no dreams there
Bm D
No earthly forms
A
Where the men have killed the men
Bm
And the women have made no more
D
The women have made no more
[Chorus]
A
And for some time
Bm D
The only thing that’s really mattered
A
Was getting by
Bm D
Well enough to climb that ladder
A
You’ll meet no dreams there
Bm D
No earthly forms
A
Where the men have killed the men
Bm
And the women have made no more
D
The women have made no more
[Outro]
A
And for some time
Bm D
The only thing that’s really mattered
A
Was getting by
Bm D
Well enough to climb that ladder
A
You’ll meet no dreams there
Bm
Reap no rewards
A
And sometimes I see flowers
Bm
But most times just the thorns
D A
But most times just the thorns