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