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