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